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Tetrobol
| Issuer | Histaia |
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| Year | 300 BC - 100 BC |
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| Weight | 2.22 g |
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| Reverse lettering | IΣTIAIEΩN |
| Edge | Plain |
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| Additional information |
Histaia, a small polis on the northern tip of Euboea, produced this denomination in remarkable quantity over a remarkably long stretch — the type persisted largely unchanged for two centuries, making precise dating within that window nearly impossible without die studies. The city's location gave it control over the northern Euboean straits, a corridor of genuine strategic value during the Macedonian wars and the subsequent Roman reorganization of Greece.
After Rome sacked Histaia's neighbor Chalkis in 146 BC, Histiaia's independent minting continued longer than many Euboean cities managed.