Unsure monogram below Istrus Dolphin

Any one that knows these two faces Istros coins knows that there are a lot of
various momograms assocated with them, the best I've found is SNG BMC 242
in the Thrace Istrus wildwinds page...
I just want to know if I am seeing this right, the Referenced coin is a full drachm
where mine in quite a bit smaller, 1/4 drachm or do I refer to it with another
name???
Is the Monogram on mine ΠA correct???

 

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I am not an expert in Istros coins but the coin might be a trihemiobol. ALso from wildwinds Istros page, the one with references AMNG 444; Canarache 368.

 

One person's obol is another person's trihemiobol is another's diobol. Depends who you ask. Or it might also be called a 1/24th stater by a contrarian. It could also depend on the city that issued it.

It's probably too large for an obol, but to say it's a diobol rather than a trihemiobol may be false precision.

Pi-A is a good guess for the monogram. Rho-A also looks plausible.

 

THRACE, ISTROS
AR Drachm
OBVERSE: Facing male heads, the left inverted (Polydeuces Castor and Pollucs (AKA Dioskuri)
REVERSE: Sea-eagle left, grasping dolphin with talons; ISTRIH above, Q between wing and tail, K beneath dolphin
Struck at Istros, 400-300BC
5.3g, 19mm
AMNG 434

 

So, we all are kinda guessing on this monogram, this is the photo of the
one I thought looks most like mine, I could not find a Pi-A or Rho-A at least on
wildwinds but if someone can show me a picture that fits mine better than the ΠA
than I am still open to anything???

 

The weight of your coin would indicate that it may be referred to as a 'Trihemiobol'. AKA -- 1/4 drachm or 1 1/2 Obol.

Here are a handful of examples showing the same monogram:




Thrace, Istros. (4th Century BC). AR Trihemiobol
Obverse: Two young male heads facing, side by side, left upright, right inverted.
Reverse: IΣTPIH above; Sea-eagle to left, clutching dolphin in its talons; ΠA monogram below.
AMNG 444; Dima 2014, Group IV Subgroup V, I; HGC 3.2, 1807

 

Thanks Herodotus, this is the clarity I was hoping for, I think you answer clears it
up for me pretty well..!