Davissons Ltd.
E-Auction 41 29 Sep 2021
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BOEOTIA. Thebes. Circa 395-338 B.C. AR stater. 11.8 gm. 21 mm. Psaro..., magistrate. Struck circa 379-368 B.C. Boeotian shield / Amphora with tall handles and decorated upper half; laurel wreath above, ΨA-RO flanking. BCD Boiotia 508. HGC 4, 1331. Hepworth 93. Very Fine; lightly toned, fresh surfaces; pleasing example of this iconic type.
BCD names this magistrate as Charo... even though the X on this coin is formed as a Ψ. Charon was the leader of the nationalist insurrection at Thebes in 379 B.C.