Lot 4320

Sale 113 · Important Australian & World Coins, Medals, Tokens & Banknotes

Description

Boiotia, Boiotian League, Federal Coinage, probably struck at Thebes, (395-340 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.68 g), obv. Boeotian shield, rev. amphora with letter BO I**W* on either side, above a club, all within an incuse square, (cf.S.2396, BCD Triton IX, 21 [same reverse die], Head 'Boeotia' p.54, Dewing 1509 [same reverse die], SNG Cop. 170-1). Very fine and scarce.

Ex I.S. Wright, Sydney, Status Auction Sale 235, October 27, 2006 (lot 6088).

Estimate
$150
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$160

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