Istros, Thrace AR Greek Drachm Stater 400-351 BC Silver Coin Novelty Strike

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AR DRACHM STATER MUSEUM REPRODUCTION ISTROS, THRACE 400-350 B.C. ANCIENT GREEK SILVER COIN THE DIOSCURI

Silver Greek Drachm (17.6mm, 05.67g.) Istros, Thrace, struck 400-350 B.C. References: AMNG 425; Mionnet Supp. II, 85; SNG Stancomb 148; Canarache 179 and 238; Dima III-VI-1. The obverse type has been variously interpreted as representing the Dioscuri, the rising and setting sun, and the two branches of the river Danube.

Istros was probably the first Greek colony on the Black Sea, and was founded in 657 - 656 B.C. or sometime between 630 and 620 B.C. by Milesian settlers in a strategic position near the Danube Delta. The first monetary emissions consisted of cast arrow-heads, later marked with a wheel or inscribed "ΙΣΤ". Proper coins were minted from the 5th century: attic standard didrachms with an incuse square reverse and cast small bronzes marked with a wheel. Later the staters suffered several weight reductions, and the incuse technique was discontinued. In parallel, Istros minted silver fractions, and after the silver issues were halted in the Lysimachos era, the city struck gold staters. Later, the city issued autonomous bronze coinage and Roman Provincial coinage.

This issue was hand-struck (hammered) in Plovdiv, Bulgaria (ancient Roman province Philippopolis). It goes without saying you always get the exact item in the picture.

Design:

Obverse side

Two young male heads facing, side by side, one upright, the other inverted

Legend:

Anepigraphic

 

Reverse side

Sea-eagle grasping dolphin with talons left

Legend:

IΣTPIH; ΦY beneath dolphin

 

A perfect choice for Numismatists, Historians, Military Veterans, Collectors Istros, Thrace AR Greek Drachm Stater 400-351 BC Silver Coin Novelty Strike

AR DRACHM STATER MUSEUM REPRODUCTION ISTROS, THRACE 400-350 B.C. ANCIENT GREEK SILVER COIN THE DIOSCURI

Silver Greek Drachm (17.6mm, 05.67g.) Istros, Thrace, struck 400-350 B.C. References: AMNG 425; Mionnet Supp. II, 85; SNG Stancomb 148; Canarache 179 and 238; Dima III-VI-1. The obverse type has been variously interpreted as representing the Dioscuri, the rising and setting sun, and the two branches of the river Danube.

Istros was probably the first Greek colony on the Black Sea, and was founded in 657 - 656 B.C. or sometime between 630 and 620 B.C. by Milesian settlers in a strategic position near the Danube Delta. The first monetary emissions consisted of cast arrow-heads, later marked with a wheel or inscribed "ΙΣΤ". Proper coins were minted from the 5th century: attic standard didrachms with an incuse square reverse and cast small bronzes marked with a wheel. Later the staters suffered several weight reductions, and the incuse technique was discontinued. In parallel, Istros minted silver fractions, and after the silver issues were halted in the Lysimachos era, the city struck gold staters. Later, the city issued autonomous bronze coinage and Roman Provincial coinage.

This issue was hand-struck (hammered) in Plovdiv, Bulgaria (ancient Roman province Philippopolis). It goes without saying you always get the exact item in the picture.

Design:

Obverse side

Two young male heads facing, side by side, one upright, the other inverted

Legend:

Anepigraphic

 

Reverse side

Sea-eagle grasping dolphin with talons left

Legend:

IΣTPIH; ΦY beneath dolphin

 

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  • Denomination: Drachma
  • Composition: Silver
  • Fineness: 0.925
  • Year: 400 BC
  • Provenance: Struck by a master artisan in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  • Date: 400-350 B.C.
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Bulgaria
  • Era: Ancient
  • Historical Period: Greek (450 BC-100 AD)
  • Coin Size: 17.6mm
  • Use: Collectable, Decorative, Gift
  • Type: Silver Greek Drachm Istros, Thrace The Dioscuri
  • Mint: Istros

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