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hieron Registered User Registered: May 2007 Posts: 894 users gallery	Boeotia, Thebes Stater (Silver, 12.17 g), 395-338. O: Boeotian shield. R: Volute krater with fluted shoulders; to left and right, KL ES; above, wreath. BCD 507. BMC 153. R. Hepworth, The 4th Century BC Magistrate Coinage of the Boiotian Confederacy, NomKhron 17 (1998), 68. G: Nicely toned, well-struck, and most attractive. Minor die faults on the obverse, otherwise, extremely fine. S: From the Star collection. Auktion LHS 102, lot 165, 4/29/08
	· Date: April 29, 2008 · Views: 293 ·
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marsmike
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Registered: July 2004
Location: Virginia
Posts: 538

April 29, 2008 10:47am

Rating: 10

Congratulations on your successes in the LHS sale! This is a superb example.
Best,
-mike

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4to2centophilia

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Registered: February 2006
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 1,047

April 29, 2008 10:51am

Rating: 10

Ditto.

The crisp detail and toning are wonderful.

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