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Windycity Valued Member United States 366 Posts	Posted 11/23/2015 10:37 am Assumed this was an Athena when I first saw it but haven't been able to identify it accurately. Any help appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 11/23/2015 10:46 am Euboia Histiaia Wreathed head of Histaiai, nymph on prow ^^ Looks very much like this... certain it is this but I can't find an exact match to the portrait thought there are many similar. Edited by DavidUK 11/23/2015 11:19 am Report this Post to the Staff
Arael Pillar of the Community United States 567 Posts	Posted 11/23/2015 12:11 pm David hit the nail on the head. But I will say that I've never seen a portrait on one of these that looks like that, curious to see what other folks say about this one. Report this Post to the Staff
antwerpen2306 Pillar of the Community Belgium 1194 Posts	Posted 11/23/2015 2:35 pm The portrait is possible (look SNGCop517) , but I have more problems with the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 11/23/2015 2:56 pm Similar to Sear 2496. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 11/23/2015 4:26 pm Here's another rather crude SNG Cop 517 for comparison, from Numisbids: https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=l...=1040&lot=46 Greece. Euboia, Histiaia. AR Tetrobol, circa 196-168 BC. Obv. Head of nymph Histiaea right. Rev. (Greek removed) Nymph seated on prow right. BMC 36. SNG Cop 517. AR. g. 1.61 mm. 11.00 About VF/Good VF. Edited by Kamnaskires 11/23/2015 4:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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