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Istros, Thrace

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 IST. 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.

Istros, Moesia, c. 350 - 275 B.C.

|Istros|, |Istros,| |Moesia,| |c.| |350| |-| |275| |B.C.||AE| |15|
GB33773. Bronze AE 15, SNG Stancomb 154, AMNG I/I 459, SNG Cop -, VF, weight 2.898 g, maximum diameter 15.2 mm, die axis 180o, Istros (near Istria, Romania) mint, obverse laureate head of Apollo right; reverse IΣTPIH, eagle left grasping dolphin in talons, H (control) between them; fine style; SOLD


Istros, Thrace, c. 340 - 313 B.C.

|Istros|, |Istros,| |Thrace,| |c.| |340| |-| |313| |B.C.||drachm|
The obverse type has been variously interpreted as representing the Dioscuri, the rising and setting sun, and the two branches of the river Danube. - Greek Coins and Their Values by David Sear.
GS30700. Silver drachm, Dima subgroup I, 1, pl. III, 4; AMNG I 427; SNG BM 230 - 231; SNG Stancomb -; SNG Cop -; BMC Thrace -, aVF, nicely toned, weight 5.429 g, maximum diameter 17.8 mm, Istros (near Istria, Romania) mint, c. 340/330 - 313 B.C.; obverse two facing male heads, right head inverted; reverse IΣTPIH, sea-eagle grasping a dolphin with talons, Γ (control) below eagle's tail; SOLD


Istros, Thrace, c. 350 - 250 B.C.

|Istros|, |Istros,| |Thrace,| |c.| |350| |-| |250| |B.C.||AE| |14|
GB34940. Bronze AE 14, BMC Thrace p. 26, 15 var. (legend); SNG BM 260; SNG Stancomb 176 ff., VF, weight 2.695 g, maximum diameter 14.1 mm, die axis 180o, Istros (near Istria, Romania) mint, c. 350 - 250 B.C.; obverse horned head of river-god Istros (Danube) facing slightly right; reverse IΣTPIH, sea-eagle grasping dolphin in talons; SOLD


Tranquillina, Augusta, May 241 - 25 February 244 A.D., Istros, Moesia Inferior

|Istros|, |Tranquillina,| |Augusta,| |May| |241| |-| |25| |February| |244| |A.D.,| |Istros,| |Moesia| |Inferior||AE| |23|
RP48251. Bronze AE 23, AMNG I/I 529, BMC Thrace -, aVF, weight 6.474 g, maximum diameter 22.8 mm, die axis 0o, Istros (near Istria, Romania) mint, May 241 - 25 Feb 244 A.D.; obverse CABINIA TPANKYΛINA, diademed and draped bust right; reverse ICTPIHNΩN, sea-eagle grasping dolphin in talons, legend below; scarce; SOLD


Istros, Thrace, c. 340 - 313 B.C.

|Istros|, |Istros,| |Thrace,| |c.| |340| |-| |313| |B.C.||drachm|
The obverse type has been variously interpreted as representing the Dioscuri, the rising and setting sun, and the two branches of the river Danube. - Greek Coins and Their Values by David Sear

Authenticity and grade guaranteed by Independent Coin Grading Company (ICG).
SL28343. Silver drachm, Dima subgroup I, 1, pl. III, 1; AMNG I 426; SNG Stancomb 139; SNG BM 229; BMC Thrace -, ICG VF25, Istros (near Istria, Romania) mint, c. 340/330 - 313 B.C.; obverse two facing male heads, right head inverted; reverse IΣTPIH, sea-eagle grasping a dolphin with talons, B between eagle's tail and dolphin; ICG Certified (slabbed); SOLD


Istros, Thrace, 4th Century B.C.

|Istros|, |Istros,| |Thrace,| |4th| |Century| |B.C.||1/4| |drachm|
This scarce denomination is sometimes identified as a trihemiobol.

The obverse type has been variously interpreted as representing the Dioscuri, the rising and setting sun, and the two branches of the river Danube. - Greek Coins and Their Values by David Sear
GS49056. Silver 1/4 drachm, AMNG I/I 446; BMC Thrace p. 26, 13; SNG Cop 201 var. (with monogram); SGCV I 1670, VF, flan defect, weight 0.987 g, maximum diameter 12.2 mm, Istros (near Istria, Romania) mint, obverse two facing male heads, right head inverted; reverse IΣTPIH, sea-eagle grasping a dolphin with talons; scarce; SOLD


Getae Tribes, Dobrudja, c. 340 - 240 B.C., Imitative of Istros, Thrace

|Celtic| |&| |Tribal|, |Getae| |Tribes,| |Dobrudja,| |c.| |340| |-| |240| |B.C.,| |Imitative| |of| |Istros,| |Thrace||drachm|
The Getae tribes in Dobrudja struck these coins contemporary with the Istro's prototypes. Dobrudja is a historical region in Eastern Europe that has been divided since the 19th century between the territories of Bulgaria and Romania. It is situated between the lower Danube River and the Black Sea, and includes the Danube Delta, Romanian coast, and the northernmost part of the Bulgarian coast.
CE39269. Silver drachm, Dima pl. XXXII, 2 (this coin); cf. Dima subgroup III, 5 for official prototype, gVF, weight 4.075 g, maximum diameter 18.2 mm, tribal mint, c. 340 - 240 B.C.; obverse two facing male heads, left head inverted; reverse IΣTPIH, sea-eagle left grasping a dolphin left with talons, H (control) under eagle's tail, Δ (control) below dolphin; this is the Dima plate coin (pl. XXXII, 2); SOLD


Istros, Thrace, c. 3rd - 2nd Century B.C.

|Istros|, |Istros,| |Thrace,| |c.| |3rd| |-| |2nd| |Century| |B.C.||AE| |13|
GB29086. Bronze AE 13, Lindgren III A41e, Moushmov 152; BMC Thrace -, aVF, weight 1.560 g, maximum diameter 12.8 mm, die axis 0o, Istros (near Istria, Romania) mint, c. 3rd - 2nd century B.C.; obverse facing, radiate head of Helios; reverse IΣTPI, sea-eagle grasping dolphin in talons; scarce; SOLD


Istros, Moesia, c. 350 - 275 B.C.

|Istros|, |Istros,| |Moesia,| |c.| |350| |-| |275| |B.C.||AE| |16|
The control letter "Δ" is unpublished in primary references for this type. The type is published with the control letters "ΔI," however, this coin does not appear to be the result of a filled die.
GB54193. Bronze AE 16, AMNG I 458 ff. var. (control-letter), SNG BM 259 var. (same), SNG Bar 371 var. (same), SNG Cop -, VF, weight 3.947 g, maximum diameter 15.8 mm, die axis 180o, Istros (near Istria, Romania) mint, obverse laureate head of Apollo right; reverse IΣTPIH, eagle left grasping dolphin in talons, Δ (control) below the eagle's tail; coarse green patina; extremely rare; SOLD


Istros, Thrace, c. 350 - 250 B.C.

|Istros|, |Istros,| |Thrace,| |c.| |350| |-| |250| |B.C.||AE| |14|
GB29082. Bronze AE 14, BMC Thrace p. 26, 15; SNG BM 260; SNG Stancomb 176, aVF, weight 2.285 g, maximum diameter 14.0 mm, die axis 0o, Istros (near Istria, Romania) mint, c. 350 - 250 B.C.; obverse horned head of river-god Istros (Danube) facing slightly right; reverse IΣTPI, sea-eagle grasping dolphin in talons; SOLD




    




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REFERENCES

Corpus Nummorum Online - http://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/
Hoover, O. Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors, Vol. 3, Part II: Thrace, Skythia, and Taurike, Sixth to First Centuries BC. HGC 3.2. (Lancaster, 2017).
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Pick, B. Die antiken Münzen von Dacien und Moesien, Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands Vol. I/I. (Berlin, 1898).
Poole, R., ed. A Catalog of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Thrace, etc. (London, 1877).
RPC Online - http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/
Sear, D. Greek Coins and Their Values, Volume 1: Europe. (London, 1978).
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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Denmark, The Royal Collection of Coins and Medals, Danish National Museum, Vol. 2: Macedonia and Thrace. (West Milford, NJ, 1982).
Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Great Britain VII, Manchester University Museum. (London, 1986).
Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Great Britain IX, British Museum, Part 1: The Black Sea. (London, 1993).
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