Boeotarch’s Collection

BOEOTIA, Federal Coinage. Circa 250 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 5,04 g, 12h). Head of Demeter or Kore facing slightly right / Poseidon standing right, holding trident and dolphin; to right, monogram above Boeotian shield. BCD Boiotia 98. Good VF, light marks.

Boeotia, Federal coinage Drachm circa 250, AR 18.00 mm., 5.03 g.
Head of Demeter or Kore (Persephone) facing slightly r., wearing grain wreath. Rev. Poseidon standing r., holding trident and dolphin; to r., monogram above Boeotian shield. BCD Boiotia 95. HGC 4, 1174.
Nicely toned and Very Fine.

BOEOTIA, Federal Coinage. Circa 395-340 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 15 mm, 2.46 g, 9 h). Boeotian shield. Rev. BO-I Kantharos; above, club right; all within shallow incuse square. BCD Boiotia 23. HGC 4, 1165. Minor corrosion on obverse*, otherwise,* very fine.

BOEOTIA. Federal Coinage. Hemidrachm (circa 395-340 BC).
Obv: Boeotian shield.
Rev: BO - I.
Kantharos; club above.
BCD Boiotia 24; HGC 4, 1165.
Condition: Very fine.
Weight: 2,37 g.
Diameter: 15 mm.

Boeotia, Thebes Hemidrachm circa 395-340, AR 14.00 mm., 2.63 g.
Shield. Rev. Krater; above, club and in r. field, grapes. BCD Boiotia 27. SNG Copenhagen 175.
Very fine Crystallized

BOEOTIA. Thebes. Circa 425-375 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 13 mm, 2.43 g, 12 h). Boeotian shield. Rev. ΘE-BH Kantharos; above, club to right; all within shallow incuse square. BCD Boiotia 412. BMC 78. HGC 4, 1348. SNG Copenhagen 290. Scarce issue. Very fine.

BOEOTIA, Thebes. Circa 363-338 BC. Æ (12mm, 2.02 g, 1h). (W)erg–, magistrate. Head of Herakles right, wering lion skin / Club over bow. BCD Boiotia 576; HGC 4, 1392. Brown surfaces, compact flan, light roughness. VF.

Boiotia, Thebes. AE (13mm, 3.05 gram) circa 315-288 BC

Youthful head of Heracles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
ΘHBAIΩN Thyrsus and club within shallow circular incuse
BCD 582; SNG Copenhagen 373; BMC 203; very fine

BOEOTIA. Thebes. Circa 315-288 BC. (Bronze, 12 mm, 1.53 g, 11 h). Head of youthful Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. ΘΗΒΑΙΩΝ Thyrsos to left above, club to left below. BCD Boiotia 582. HGC 4, 1393. SNG Copenhagen 373-374. Dark patina. About very fine.
From the collection of John Aiello and that of BCD, acquired in January 1975.

BOEOTIA. Thebes. Ae (circa 315-288 BC).
Obv: Head of Herakles wearing lion skin right.
Rev: ΘHBAIΩN
Thyrsos and club within shallow circular incuse.
BCD Boiotia 582; HGC 4, 1394.
Condition: Very fine.
Weight: 3,08 g.
Diameter: 12 mm.

Boeotia, Federal Coinage. Circa 300-250 BC. AE 14mm (2.03g). Obv.: Boeotian shield. Rev.: trident upwards; dolphin on right. BCD Boeotia 77. Black patina, VF.

BOEOTIA, Federal Coinage. 338-Circa 300 BC. (Bronze, 14 mm, 1.88 g, 1 h), Haliartos (?). Boiotian shield. Rev. ΒΟΙΩΤΩΝ Ornamented trident upward, with curved crossbar; in the filed to right, dolphin swimming upwards; in the lower right field, acorn (?). BCD Boiotia 57. HGC 4, 1183. Rare in this condition and attractive for the type. Green-brown patina. Good very fine.
From the collection of John Aiello and that of BCD.

BOEOTIA, Federal Coinage. Circa 220s BC. (Bronze, 18.5 mm, 3.44 g, 6 h). Bust of Demeter or Kore (Persephone) facing, turned slightly to right, wearing corn-wreath. Rev. ΒΟΙΩΤΩΝ Poseidon, nude, standing left, resting right foot on rock and leaning on trident held in right hand. BCD Boiotia 100. HGC 4, 1182. SNG Copenhagen 384. Greenish-black patina. Rough surfaces and red earthen deposits*, otherwise,*
From a German collection assembled during the second half of the 20th century.

BOEOTIA, Federal Coinage. Circa 287-244 BC. (Bronze, 19 mm, 6.62 g, 11 h). Head of Athena to right, wearing a Corinthian helmet. Rev. ΒΟΙΩΤΩΝ Trophy to right. BCD Boiotia 82. HGC 4, 1178. SNG Copenhagen 376. Some roughness*, otherwise,* good fine.
From the collection of John Aiello and that of BCD, acquired in the 1970s.

BOEOTIA. Thespiai. Circa 210 BC. (Bronze, 16 mm, 3.95 g, 12 h). Head of female (Arsinoe III) to right, wearing modius and veil. Rev. ΘΕΣΠΙ-ΕΩΝ Lyre and legends within a wreath. BCD Boiotia 611. HGC 4, 1408. SNG Copenhagen 406-407. Green patina. Nearly very fine.
From the collection of John Aiello and that of BCD, acquired from a certain 'Dr. P.' in June 1976.

Title: Boeotia. Thespiai AE15 / Chelys

Attribution: BCD Boiotia 613
Date: 210 BC
Obverse: Head of Arsinoe III right, wearing polos and veil
Reverse: ΘΕΣΠΙ / ΕΩΝ, chelys within laurel wreath
Size: 15.29mm
Weight: 3.76 grams
Description: nearing VF. From the Ellery Johnson Collection; ex Tyche Numismatics Ancient & Medieval Coins with tag.

BOEOTIA. Lebadeia. 2nd century BC. (Bronze, 14 mm, 1.99 g, 12 h). Head of Athena to left, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet. Rev. Λ-Ε within an olive wreath. BCD Boiotia 175. HGC 4, 1226. Extremely rare. Rough surfaces and cleaning marks*, otherwise,* about very fine.
From the collection of John Aiello and that of BCD, ex Peirese, 25 November 1995, 81 (part of).

BOEOTIA. Thebes. Galba, 68-69. (Bronze, 19 mm, 8.49 g, 5 h). ΘΗΒΑΙΩΝ Head of bearded Herakles to left. Rev. ΕΠΙ ΑΡΧΙ ΠΕΜΠΤΙΔΟΥ Club and thyrsos. BCD Boiotia 587. BMC 212. RPC I, 1336. SNG Copenhagen 395. Rare. Rough surfaces*, otherwise,* fair.
From the collection of John Aiello and that of the BCD, acquired in October 1993.

Title: Commodus, as Caesar (AD 166-177). Boeotia. Tanagra Æ24 / Temple

Attribution: RPC IV.I 4604; BMC 61
Date: AD 175-177
Obverse: AVP KOMOΔOC KAICAP, bare-headed bust right
Reverse: TANA - ΓPAI - ⲰN, distyle temple, statue of Artemis advancing right, holding torch in each hand within
Size: 23.77mm
Weight: 8.54 grams
Description: Fine. Extremely Rare. No examples found in online databases. Includes very old envelope written with ink pen dating to the first part of the 20th century priced at 20 cents. This coin from a collection largely purchased from the coin dealer E. Boudeau, Paris - dating prior to 1912.

Crusaders, Principality of Achaea. Philippe de Savoy (?), AD 1301-1307. Bl, Denier. 0.24 g. 11.87 mm.

IONIA MAGNESIA. Themistokles Satrap
AR-Trihemiobol, 464/459 BC; 1.14 g. Θ-E Bearded head of Themistokles/Hephaestus (?) with wreathed cap right//In incusum: ΘΕ surrounded by dotted border.
Nollé/Wenninger Th 3c; von Mosch 7 d (this example); Lathe Biosas -.
Of extreme rarity. Good, very fine. One of seven examples known.
Kuenker 416, lot 1222, october 2024
Roma Numismatics XVII, London 2019, no. 443.
Druckrey Collection

This is the only example known to us that shows the complete obverse with the monogram of Themistocles. Themistocles, victor of Salamis and savior of Greece, fell victim to the Athenian practice of ostracism in the late 70s of the 5th century BC; he was banished from the city and fled. He was eventually sentenced to death in absentia for high treason. Themistocles arrived at the court of the Persian king Artaxerxes I and gained his trust. Artaxerxes I subsequently granted him dominion over Lampsakos, Myoûs and Magnesia, where coins were minted bearing Themistocles’ monogram. The head on the obverse of our coin was interpreted by Cahn and Gerin as a portrait of Themistocles, but this was disputed by Johannes Nollé and Alois Wenniger (Münzen-Revue 9, 1996, p. 34 f.; SNR 75, 1996, p. 5 ff. esp. p. 18 ff.): Nollé and Wenniger argue that it must be the head of Hephaestus. On the other hand, Hans-Christoph von Mosch has recently argued that the head on the obverse should be interpreted as a portrait of Themistocles (see JNG 72, 2022, p. 13 ff. esp. p. 25 ff.). The discussion is still ongoing. Even if the identification of the head is not quite clear, the coin is one of the most interesting and historically significant coins from Asia Minor in the area of cultural tension between Greeks and Persians.

PERSIA, Alexandrine Empire. Uncertain satraps of Babylon, circa 328-311 BC. Double Daric (Gold, 18 mm, 16.70 g). Persian king or hero in kneeling/running stance to right, holding spear in his right hand and bow in his left; in field to left, Φ above Λ. Rev. Patterned rectangular incuse punch. BMC 3. Dewing 2676. Nicolet-Pierre 7. Traité II 761. The obverse struck slightly off center from a somewhat worn die*, otherwise,* very fine.