TYPE Ancient Greece, Istros (Thrace), 4th c. BC, bronze AE16 DESCRIPTION . Obv: Diademed head of Apollo Rev: Eagle on top of dolphin, Greeek legend "ISTRION" REFERENCE: L3 A41d var. GRADING: VF+, slightly rough dark patina, scarce ORDER INFO: G1297, $72 While hardly reflecting zoological reality - as an 18-pound eagle is unlikely to attack a much heavier dolphin at sea - the reverse scene, present on coinages of two Black Sea cities (Istros and Sinope - though rather distant, they were both originally Milesian colonies) might have some symbolic significance in juxtaposing two leading deities - Zeus and Poseidon - through their sacred animals.