★ From a Swiss collection from Tessin assembled in the 1920s (sold with its original ticket). ★

Boeotia, Thespiai Hemidrachm circa early-mid IV century BC, AR 14.00 mm., 2.63 g.
Boeotian shield. Rev. ΘEΣ Head of Aphrodite Melainis r. ; in r. field, vertical crescent. BCD Boiotia 607 (this reverse die). Head, Boeotia p. 56. BMC 10 (this reverse die). SNG Copenhagen 404 (this reverse die). Rare

Rare. Old cabinet tone, pierced, otherwise Very fine

From a Swiss collection from Tessin assembled in the 1920s (sold with its original ticket).

In addition, winning bids of UK (England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland) clients for this coin are subject to a 5% fee on hammer price as a reimbursement for import duty paid to HMRC.