205, Lot: 125. Estimate $100. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BOEOTIA, Orchomenos. Late 5th century-364 BC. AR Tetartemorion (8mm, 0.19 g, 9h). Wheat grain, sprouting end upward; E-R flanking / Wheat ear upward, long stem curving to the to left; E to lower right. BCD Boiotia 213; Head, Boeotia p. 48, pl. IV, 12 = BMC 35, pl. VIII, 15 var. (E-R on reverse). . VF, minor porosity.

This tetartemorion seems to be the third known of its denomination for the 4th century issues and apparently is the second known variety with only an E to the right on the reverse (for the other, see BCD 213).