Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 66. Estimate $750.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BOIOTIA, Federal Coinage. Circa 304-294 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.76 g). Boiotian shield / Amphora; A-(R retrograde) across lower field; all within incuse square. Head, Boeotia p. 57, (a) corr. = Imhoof-Blumer, Boeotiens, 48 (p. 18 - line drawing, possibly of coin struck from the same rev. die). Good VF, even dark grey tone. Very rare. ($750)

Ex Auctiones 6 (30 September 1976), lot 145; Blaser-Frey XIX (7 September 1968), lot 1087.

This coin and the next had been attributed to Haliartos by Imhoof-Blumer, but Head (Boeotia, p. 59) would prefer to see in them magistrate's initials, as he does in the cases of the other letters found on coins of the same type. He nevertheless attributes to Thespiai the only coin of this group that has a symbol instead of letters (see below lots 75 and 76).