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Drachm of Histiaia with head of maenad

Greek
Hellenistic Period
197–146 B.C.
Mint: Euboia, Histiaia

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions Diameter: 13 mm. Weight: 2.10 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line Bequest of Miss Rebecca Salisbury
Accession Number92.11
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Head of maenad to right, wearing vine-wreath.
Reverse: Nymph Histiaea seated on stern of galley holding trophy-stand or mast with yard?
Inscriptions in Greek in field at left and right.