Boeotarch’s Collection

Thebes
Drachm circa 525-480, AR 15 mm, 5.96 g. Boiotian shield. Rev. Square incuse with anticlockwise mill-sail pattern. BMC p. 32, 2. SNG Delepierre 1924. SNG Copenhagen 241.
Old cabinet tone and good very fine
Ex Gorny & Mosch sale 196, 2011, 1504.

BOEOTIA. Thebes. 525-480 BC. Drachm (Silver, 15 mm, 5.60 g). Boeotian shield. Rev. Incuse square divided into eight sections, three raised, five incuse. BCD Boiotia 324. SNG Copenhagen 243. Crystallized surfaces*, otherwise,* very fine.

Boeotia Tanagra, 525 - 480 BC. AR DRACHM

BOEOTIA, Thebes. 525-480 BC. AR Drachm (15 mm, 6.03 grams). Boeotian shield / Square incuse with counterclockwise mill-sail pattern.
BCD Boiotia 328; HGC 4, 1337
Condition: Near EF, fine metal and a fine deep strike. Light grey tone.

Boeotia, Haliartos 525-480 BC. 15mm 5.92g, Drachm.

Boeotia: Thebes. AR Stater. Struck circa 480-460 B.C. (19 mm, 12.02 gm).
Obverse: Boeotian shield.
Reverse: Square incuse with clockwise mill-sail pattern, Q in center.
S.1783, Myron Hoard [Pl.A, 14, BMC 4, BCD 3540, SNG Fitz 2905, ACNAC Rosen 179, HGC 4, 1308
7mm thick! Heavy for such a small flan!
Lovely toning forming

BOEOTIA. Thebes. Circa 480-460 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 12 mm, 2.78 g). Boeotian shield. Rev. Incuse square with clockwise mill-sail pattern, with archaic Θ (ethnic first letter) in center. BCD Boiotia 346. SNG Copenhagen 252. Toned. Some porosity*, otherwise,* about very fine.

Tanagra
Drachm circa 479-475, AR 15 mm, 5.71 g. Boiotian shield, horizontal T facing inward in one opening. Rev. Square incuse; T in two opposing incuse sections. BCD Boiotia 250.
About very fine
Ex Künker sale 182, 2011, 213.

Thebes AR Stater Herakles

Thebes
Stater circa 425-395, AR 23 mm, 12.05 g. Boeotian shield. Rev. Θ – E Infant Heracles seated facing on ground, head r., strangling snake in each hand; bow in upper l. field. Traité III 264 and pl. CCI, 7. SNG Lockett 1748. BCD Boiotia 459.
Rare. Struck on a narrow flan, otherwise about extremely fine
Ex Künker sale 182, 2011, 218.

BOEOTIA. Tanagra. 457-448 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 13.5 mm, 2.66 g, 9 h). Boeotian shield. Rev. T-A Forepart of horse to right, within incuse square. BCD Boiotia 255. HGC 4, 1285. Well struck for issue. Very fine.

Tanagra
Obol early-mid IV century BC, AR 10 mm, 0.77 g. Boeotian shield. Rev. T– A Forepart of horse r. BCD Boiotia 275–277. SNG Copenhagen 299ff.
Old cabinet tone and very fine
Ex Gorny & Mosch sale 196, 2011, 1499.

BOEOTIA. Tanagra. early-mid 4th century BC. Obol Boeotian shield. Rev. T-A Forepart of horse to right; pellet below. BCD Boiotia 296. HGC 4, 1292. A rare variety with the pellet below the horse. Porosity*, otherwise,* very fine.

BOEOTIA. Tanagra. early-mid 4th century BC. Obol (Silver, 9 mm, 0.67 g, 3 h). Boeotian shield. Rev. TA Forepart of horse to left. BCD Boiotia 269. HGC 4, 1291. Toned. Minor marks and some porosity*, otherwise,* good fine.

Boeotia, Thebes Hemiobol

BOEOTIA. Mykalessos. Circa 400-375 BC. Obol (Silver, 10.5 mm, 0.86 g, 1 h). Boeotian shield. Rev. M - Y Thunderbolt; all within an oval incuse. BCD Boeotia 178. BMC 1. HGC 4, 1231. SNG Copenhagen 190-191. Toned and scarce. Obverse somewhat off-centre; minor marks*, otherwise,* nearly very fine.

BOEOTIA. Mykalessos. Circa 400-375 BC. Obol (Silver, 11 mm, 0.82 g, 6 h). Boeotian shield. Rev. M-Y Thunderbolt; all within shallow round incuse. BCD Boiotia 178-80. HGC 4, 1231. SNG Copenhagen 190-1. Porous, and a small edge chip*, otherwise,* very fine.

BOEOTIA. Thespiai. Early-mid 4th century BC. Obol (Silver, 10 mm, 0.96 g). Boeotian shield. Rev. Θ-Ε-Σ-ΠΙ Two crescents back to back within circular incuse. BCD Boiotia 591. HGC 4, 1401. SNG Copenhagen 398-9. Slightly porous and with light marks*, otherwise,* very fine.

BOEOTIA. Thespiai. early-mid 4th century BC. Obol (Silver, 10 mm, 0.97 g). Boeotian shield. Rev. ΘΕΣ Crescent composed of three lines, with a dot at each end. BCD Boiotia 599. HGC 4, 1402. Lightly toned. Some porosity*, otherwise,* good very fine.

Greek
Boiotia, Thespiai AR Obol. Early-mid 4th century BC. Boiotian shield decorated with a vertical crescent / Head of Aphrodite Melainis to right; Θ-ΕΣ(retrograde) across neck. BCD Boiotia 608; HGC 4, 1403.
Fine.