The Tom May Collection - Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

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Lot 3369    Session 11 (9.30am Thursday)    The Tom May Collection - Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $400
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BOIOTIA, Thebes, (378-338 B.C.), silver stater, (11.69 grams), obv. Boiotian shield, rev. amphora in concave field, with letters **KL IW* either side, (cf.S.2398, Hepworth Series Klion No.69, SNG Cop. 343, BMC 154-5). With surface marks, otherwise very fine and a scarce type.

Robert Hepworth 'The 4th Century B.C. Magistrate Coinage of the Boiotian Confederacy pp.61-89 (Numisamtic Chronicle, Hellenic Numismatic Society, 1998) describes the series as having 97 different reverse varieties noted from 1700 examples recorded from all the sources. The series is divided into four major groups with sub-division within. It is established by die-links and hoard evidence of the approximate order of issue. The series appears to have an annual change of magistrates. This variety is noted by Hepworth as part of Group KLION and is No.69 in table and a rarity of 6-20 known examples.

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