Greece, Moesia, Istros, Drachm
Very nicely preserved and very characteristic Greek drachma from Istros.
David Sear, in his study Greek Coins and Their Values, wrote about this obverse: 'The type of obverse has been variously interpreted as representing Dioscuri, the rising and setting sun, and the two branches of the Danube.'
Greece
Moesia, Istros, Drachm 313-280 BC
Obverse: facing male heads, the right inverted
Reverse: Sea eagle left on dolphin, ΔT monogram beneath dolphin
IΣTΡIH
Weight 5,02 g.
Istros was probably the first Greek colony on the Black Sea to be established between 657-656 BC or between 630 and 620 BC by settlers from Milesia in a strategic position near the Danube Delta. The first emission of money consisted of cast arrowheads, later marked with a circle or with the inscription ΙΣΤ. The coins proper were minted from the 5th century BC. At the same time, Istros was minting silver fractions, and after the suspension of silver emissions in the Lysimachos era, the city began to beat golden staters. The city also minted autonomous bronze coins and coins of the Roman province.
Bardzo ładnie zachowana i niezwykle charakterystyczna grecka drachma z Istros.
David Sear w swoim opracowaniu Greek Coins and Their Values napisał o tym awersie tak: 'Typ awersu był różnie interpretowany jako przedstawiający Dioscuri, wschodzące i zachodzące słońce oraz dwie odnogi Dunaju.'
Grecja
Moesia, Istros, Drachma 313-280 pne
Awers: dwie głowy obrócone względem siebie
Rewers: orzeł lecący w lewo, chwytający delfina, poniżej monogram ΔT
IΣTΡIH
Waga 5,02 g.
Reference: AMNG 421, SNG BM Black Sea 254-55Greece Moesia Istros DrachmANCIENT ANTIKE античный Greek Griechen Greece