Histiaia imitative - AR tetrobol

Macedonia - Roman military mint
c. 168 BC
head of Histiaia with wine-wreath
nymph Histiaia seated right on stern of galley, holding stylis; ornate apluster
IΣTI_AIEΩN
crescent below
See SGCV I p. 233 note following #2498
1,74g 13mm

Sear notes crude Histiaia imitations seem to have been struck in Macedonia just prior to the Roman victory in 168 BC. Roman military mints sometimes struck imitative types to make local payments.

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