Sale: CNG 73, Lot: 228. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 13 September 2006.  Sold For $325. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BOEOTIA, Thebes. 525-480 BC. AR Drachm (5.61 g). Boeotian shield, rim divided into eight segments / Square incuse with Maltese cross pattern in relief (similar to late archaic Tanagra). BCD Boiotia 339. Good VF, toned, granular surfaces. Very rare early issue with segmented shield.

From the BCD Collection. Ex Münzenauktion Essen (26 September 2003), lot 61.