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38 - Drachma Coin, The Twins type – The Two Banks of the Danube, Histria, 4th–3rd century BC, the first coin struck in the territory of present-day Romania, silver, One of the most representative coin issues of antiquity in the Romanian region, the Histrian drachm is among the earliest silver coins struck in the territory of present-day Romania. Issued by the Greek city of Histria, founded by settlers from Miletus in the 7th century BC, the coin bears witness to the economic and commercial development of the oldest city attested in our country. Its distinctive iconography combines two adjacent male heads, one inverted, whose significance continues to prompt debate in scholarly literature, with the image of a sea eagle above a dolphin—the city’s emblem—accompanied by the Greek legend ΙΣΤΡΙΗ (Istriē). Circulating through trade across the Lower Danube basin, Histrian drachms illustrate the fundamental role of the Greek colonies on the Black Sea coast in introducing and developing a monetary economy in the Carpathian–Danubian–Pontic region. They are key reference points in the beginnings of Romania’s monetary history, d=17 mm, This lot is being classified by the Romanian Ministry of Heritage.
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Drachma Coin, The Twins type – The Two Banks of the Danube, Histria, 4th–3rd century BC, the first coin struck in the territory of present-day Romania, silver, One of the most representative coin issues of antiquity in the Romanian region, the Histrian drachm is among the earliest silver coins struck in the territory of present-day Romania. Issued by the Greek city of Histria, founded by settlers from Miletus in the 7th century BC, the coin bears witness to the economic and commercial development of the oldest city attested in our country. Its distinctive iconography combines two adjacent male heads, one inverted, whose significance continues to prompt debate in scholarly literature, with the image of a sea eagle above a dolphin—the city’s emblem—accompanied by the Greek legend ΙΣΤΡΙΗ (Istriē). Circulating through trade across the Lower Danube basin, Histrian drachms illustrate the fundamental role of the Greek colonies on the Black Sea coast in introducing and developing a monetary economy in the Carpathian–Danubian–Pontic region. They are key reference points in the beginnings of Romania’s monetary history, d=17 mm, This lot is being classified by the Romanian Ministry of Heritage.
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