Island of Euboea Histiaea Before 146 BC Tetrobol Ancient Greek Coin
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Very nice and very rare ancient coin. I am always open to offers!!Weight: 1.79 (g) Diameter: 12.63 - 12.59 (mm) Minted in HistiaeaObverse: Head of Maenad wearing wine-wreath.Reverse: IΣTI / AIEΩN Histaia seated on stern of galley holding mast.Reference: SNG Cop. 517Oreus ( Ancient Greek : Ὠρεός - Ōreos ), known before the 5th century BCE as Histiaea ( Ancient Greek : Ἱστίαια - Histiaia ), was an ancient town on the island of Euboea , Greece . It was situated near the north coast of the island, east of the present village Oreoi . It was situated on the river Callas, at the foot of the mountain Telethrium . It was an important city in classical antiquity due to its strategic location at the entrance of the North Euboean Gulf , in the middle of a large and fertile plain. The name Histiaea is said to have derived after the mythical figure Histiaea , the daughter of Hyrieus . It was described by Homer in the Iliad as "rich in grapes". It was taken by the Persians in 480 BCE, and after the Persians were expelled Histiaea became subject to Athens . In 446 BCE, when the Euboean revolt against Athens was crushed by Pericles , the population of Histiaea was expelled and the town was populated with colonists from Athens. From that time, the town was referred to as Oreus . The expelled Histiaeans settled in Thessaly, and their new land was called
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