★ Pedigree Back to 1938 ★
Boeotia, Thebes AR Stater. Circa 390-382 BC. Wast(ias), magistrate. Pedigree Back to 1938
Boeotia, Thebes AR Stater. Circa 390-382 BC. Wast(ias), magistrate. Boeotian shield / Volute krater with a decorated upper half, barley grain above, FA-ΣT across central field; all within shallow incuse circle. Hepworth 36; BCD Boiotia 494; BMC 120; HGC 4, 1330. 12.14gr, 22mm, 2h. (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.) Near Extremely Fine. Attractive old cabinet tone with blue iridescence around the devices on obverse and gold on reverse.
Ex A. A. Ravel, 1938.Ex Pozzi 1443v TTB.Ex Prunier Auction, Numismatic Auction June 2022, 27 June 2022, lot 198.Acquired from Pecunia Numismatics.
Wastias was the pro-Spartan rival of Androkleidas and was instrumental in the latter's exile and assassination.
Starting price | 3'000 GBP |
Estimate | 3'000 GBP |
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