CNG Auction #7 Web Product ID: 559 Estimate: $150.00 Final Sale Price: $148.50 Denomination: Drachm Grade: Good VF light toning Reference: Pick 432 Moesia, Istros. Circa 4th Century BC. AR Drachm (5.64 gm). Two male heads facing, the right inverted / Sea eagle carrying dolphin left; D behind, – below. SNG BMC Black Sea--; Pick 432. Good VF, light toning, attractive portraits. Estimate $150. Although numismatists have put forth many theories to explain the curious obverse type of the Istrian coins with the two heads tęte-bęche, the most plausible explanation is that the design represents the two branches of the Danube River. Used by permission of CNG, www.historicalcoins.com