Silver Tetrobol Of Histiaea On Island Of Euboea, 196 BCE - 146 CE
Silver, Gold
FJ.0469
This genuine ancient silver coin is mounted in an 18 karat gold ring. This charming coin reflects the civic pride of Histiaea and tells us much about a particular moment...
This genuine ancient silver coin is mounted in an 18 karat gold ring.
This charming coin reflects the civic pride of Histiaea and tells us much about a particular moment of history: on one side is the nymph Histiaea—from whom the city takes its name—standing astride the stern of a galley; on the other is the head of a maenad, a follower f the wine God Dionysos. We know the city derived its political power from the sea and its economic riches from wine; its coinage pays homage to both. To wear this splendid ring is to travel back to a forgotten world which comes alive once more only in the imagination and the dreams of modern men.
This charming coin reflects the civic pride of Histiaea and tells us much about a particular moment of history: on one side is the nymph Histiaea—from whom the city takes its name—standing astride the stern of a galley; on the other is the head of a maenad, a follower f the wine God Dionysos. We know the city derived its political power from the sea and its economic riches from wine; its coinage pays homage to both. To wear this splendid ring is to travel back to a forgotten world which comes alive once more only in the imagination and the dreams of modern men.