Ancient Greek 1/4 Stater - Istros

 Ancient Greek Silver 1/4 Stater Coin Ring Circa 400 - 350 B.C. Obverse: Two young male heads facing, side by side, one upright, the other inverted. Reverse: Sea eagle left, grasping dolphin with talons. Mint: Istros; Region: Thrace; Ruler: Greek City States. Certificate of Authenticity.  Bezel around coin averages 14mm diameter, ring shank is 5mm wide. Ring size 7.5, can be altered. This coin was minted in Northern Greece at Istros (also known as Histria) of Thrace, on the coastline of the Black Sea.  Istros was the first Greek settlement in present day Romania.  There was a large amount of silver coinage issued in the first half of the 4th Century BC, suggesting it was a place of commercial importance. The faces on this coin have been variously interpreted as the Dioscuri*, representing many dualities such as the rising and setting sun, positive and negative, and tragedy and comedy. It may also signify a geographical significance of the Danube Delta where the two branches of the rive