Nymph Histiaia / Nymph on Galley

Histiaea (Euboia) - Octobol (⁴⁄₃ Drachm)
Head of the nymph Histiaia right, her hair rolled and bound up with a vine wreath, wearing an earring with a pendant in the form of a vine leaf, and a pearl necklace.
The nymph Histiaia seated right on the stern of a galley, holding stylis with her left hand and resting her right on the deck behind her; along the outside of her right arm, in small letters, ΙΣΤΙΑΙΑ.

Description

Obverse: Head of the nymph Histiaia right, her hair rolled and bound up with a vine wreath, wearing an earring with a pendant in the form of a vine leaf, and a pearl necklace.
Reverse: The nymph Histiaia seated right on the stern of a galley, holding stylis with her left hand and resting her right on the deck behind her; along the outside of her right arm, in small letters, ΙΣΤΙΑΙΑ.

Extremely rare, the fourth known example. Toned and clear. Nearly very fine.

Details

CompositionSilver
IssuerHistiaea
Ruling AuthorityUnknown
Period of Issue350 BC - 300 BC
Weight5.62 g
Diameter19.5 mm
Orientation
↑↑
6h
DenominationOctobol (⁴⁄₃ Drachm)
StandardEuboia - Drachm
ReferencesBCD Euboia #361; Newell, Octobols #pl. I, 2; Traité III #201 (pl. CXCVIII, 27)

Numista Reference

Provenance

LocationDescriptionDate
Germany
German collection, acquired in Munich in the early 1990s
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Switzerland
Nomos AG, Auction 30 - Lot 1303
Nov 6, 2023
United States
Privately purchased from the Hesiod Collection
Jul 28, 2026
United States
Lelouch Collection
Current