★ An exceptional Boeotian drachm ★
BOEOTIA, Federal Coinage. Circa 225-171 BC. Drachm (Silver, 19 mm, 4.90 g, 12 h). Laureate head of Poseidon to right. Rev. ΒΟΙΩΤΩN Nike standing front, head to left, holding wreath in her right hand and trident in her left; to left, monogram above Ξ. BCD Boiotia 131 ( same dies ). SNG Blackburn 739. SNG Copenhagen 392. Beautifully toned and of exceptionally fine style. Very minor flan faults, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.
Ex Sternberg XII, 18-19 November 1982, 156.
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Starting price | 9'500 CHF |