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#6035 Nymph Histiaia Tetrobol Ladies Ring
#6035 Nymph Histiaia Tetrobol Ladies Ring #6035 Nymph Histiaia Tetrobol Ladies Ring #6035 Nymph Histiaia Tetrobol Ladies Ring
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#6035 Nymph Histiaia Tetrobol Ladies Ring

$790.00


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  • Obverse: Nymph Histiaia
  • Reverse: Histiaia on Greek Galley
  • Date: 340–170 BC, Grade: Very Fine
  • Region: Euboia, Greece
  • Silver Tetrobol Coin in 14k Gold Ladies Ring
  • Ring Size: 6.5, Framed Coin Size: 16mm Diameter, Weight 6g

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Description:
This is a genuine silver tetrobol of Histiaia struck on the Greek island of Euboia in 340 – 170 BC. The obverse shows the elegant head of the nymph Histiaia, hair rolled up and wreathed. The reverse shows the nymph Histiaia seated on the stern of a Greek galley, holding a naval standard, reflecting the islands importance as a seaport. These tetrobols, or literally "four obol", coins were struck in the important commercial city of Histiaia, named after the nymph who was the local city goddess. Histiaia was found on the Greek island of Euboia, the largest Greek island after Crete which lies just off the eastern mainland. The tetrobols weigh an average of about 2.3 grams and probably traded in the market place as half a drachm. These coins were struck for 170 years and were obviously a very important part of the currency used in Greece during that time. Historically Euboia is famous as the island that Agamemnon’s fleet set sail from for Troy. During this period, the explorers of Euboia established important new trade routes to the Greeks in Sicily and Macedonia while extending the field of western civilization.