Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 118. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BOIOTIA, Federal Coinage. Circa 225-171 BC. AR Drachm (4.97 g, 5h). Laureate head of Poseidon right, border of dots / Nike standing left, resting on trident and holding wreath; BOIWTWN downward on left, monogram to inner left. Head, Boeotia p. 90 corr. (Poseidon, not Zeus); BMC p. 42, 103; McClean 5620, pl. 202, 19 (same dies); Dewing 1520; de Grandprey Collection (Ciani, 20 February 1935), lot 133 (same dies). Good VF, attractive old cabinet tone. ($500)

Ex Münzen und Medaillen 54 (26 October 1978), lot 221; August Voirol Collection (Münzen und Medaillen 38, 6 December 1968), lot 51.