Sale: Nomos 7, Lot: 88. Estimate CHF2500. Closing Date: Tuesday, 14 May 2013. Sold For CHF2000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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BOEOTIA, Thebes. Circa 395-338 BC. Stater (Silver, 12.27 g), c. 390-382 BC. Boeotian shield.
Rev. ΔΑ - ΜΩ Amphora with high handles; hanging from the left handle, ivy sprig with two leaves and berry; above, club with handle to right. BCD Boiotia 489 (
same reverse die). BMC 129. Winterthur 1916. A lovely, sharp and well-toned example. Extremely fine.
From the Spina Collection, acquired from Leu Numismatics in 2000.
This is a remarkably fine example: it comes from an old collection and has lovely surfaces.