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Boiotia, Greece

Boiotia, also spelled Boeotia, was a region of Greece north of Attica and the Gulf of Corinth. The cities formed the Boeotian League in the sixth century B.C. but were usually under the dominance of Thebes. It was the constant ambition of the Thebans to absorb the other towns into a single state, just as Athens had annexed the Attic communities. But the cities successfully resisted, and only allowed a loose federation. Resistance to Thebes led to repeated interference by Athens and Sparta. After Thebes was destroyed by Alexander the Great in 335 B.C., the Boeotians never again pursued independence. About 245 B.C., Boeotia was for a short time a member of the Aetolian League, but it was generally loyal to Macedonia and supported Macedonia against Rome. Rome dissolved the league, but it was revived under Augustus and merged with the other central Greek federations in the Achaean synod. The death-blow to the country's prosperity was devastation during the First Mithridatic War.Central Greece

Macedonian Kingdom, Demetrius I Poliorketes, 306 - 283 B.C.

|Macedonian| |Kingdom|, |Macedonian| |Kingdom,| |Demetrius| |I| |Poliorketes,| |306| |-| |283| |B.C.||tetradrachm|
This type was issued in preparation for Demetrios' invasion of Asia Minor. Demetrios was defeated, imprisoned by Seleukos and died in captivity in 283 B.C. The bull's horns suggest his relationship to Poseidon is the same as Alexander's to Zeus Ammon. The portrait is individualized, but evokes the image of Alexander. Demetrios was the first to assimilate elements of Alexander's deified portrait and the first living ruler to portray himself as a god on coins. -- www.lawrence.edu
SH59419. Silver tetradrachm, SNG Berry 341 (same dies), Newell 141 (dies 284/285), SNG Cop -, SNG Munchen -; SNG Alpha Bank -; SNG Saroglos -, gF, weight 16.093 g, maximum diameter 29.1 mm, die axis 0o, Thebes mint, c. 290 B.C.; obverse Demetrios diademed head right with horns of a bull, the animal sacred to Demetrios' patron deity, Poseidon; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY, Poseidon standing left, right foot on rock, trident behind in left (apparently inspired by the Lateran Poseidon, a statue by Lysippos, court sculptor of Alexander), monogram behind left leg; SOLD


Thebes, Boiotia, c. 368 - 364 B.C.

|Boiotia|, |Thebes,| |Boiotia,| |c.| |368| |-| |364| |B.C.||stater|
The largest city in Boeotia, leader of the Boeotian confederacy, and rival of Athens, Thebes sided with Persia during Xerxes' invasion in 480 B.C. Thebes ended Sparta's power at the Battle of Leuctra in 371. The Sacred Band of Thebes famously fell to Philip II at Chaeronea in 338. After a revolt in 335, Alexander the Great destroyed the city, except, according to tradition, the house of the poet Pindar.
SH87858. Silver stater, BCD Boiotia 531; Hepworth 69; BMC Central p. 83, 154; SNG Cop 343; Head Boeotia p. 65; HGC 4 1332 (S), VF, toned, light marks, some porosity, weight 12.554 g, maximum diameter 20.9 mm, die axis 210o, Thebes mint, magistrate Klion, c. 368 - 364 B.C.; obverse Boeotian ox-hide shield; reverse ornate amphora, KΛ-IΩ divided across field below center, all within a shallow round incuse; ex Savoca Coins, silver auction 26, lot 161 ; scarce; SOLD


Thebes, Boiotia, c. 363 - 338 B.C.

|Boiotia|, |Thebes,| |Boiotia,| |c.| |363| |-| |338| |B.C.||stater|
The largest city in Boeotia, leader of the Boeotian confederacy, and rival of Athens, Thebes sided with Persia during Xerxes' invasion in 480 B.C. Thebes ended Sparta's power at the Battle of Leuctra in 371. The Sacred Band of Thebes famously fell to Philip II at Chaeronea in 338. After a revolt in 335, Alexander the Great destroyed the city, except, according to tradition, the house of the poet Pindar.
GS84245. Silver stater, BCD Boiotia 556; Hepworth 90; SNG Cop 325; Head Boeotia p. 66; BMC Central p. 84, 164; HGC 4 1334, VF, toned, light bumps and marks, obverse a little off center, small obverse die cracks, weight 12.358 g, maximum diameter 21.0 mm, Thebes mint, magistrate Timo..., c. 363 - 338 B.C.; obverse Boeotian ox-hide shield; reverse ornate amphora, TI-MO divide across field below center, all within a round concave incuse; ex Jencek Historical Enterprise; SOLD


Thebes, Boeotia, Greece, c. 368 - 364 B.C.

|Boiotia|, |Thebes,| |Boeotia,| |Greece,| |c.| |368| |-| |364| |B.C.||stater|
The largest city in Boeotia, leader of the Boeotian confederacy, and rival of Athens, Thebes sided with Persia during Xerxes' invasion in 480 B.C. Thebes ended Sparta's power at the Battle of Leuctra in 371. The Sacred Band of Thebes famously fell to Philip II at Chaeronea in 338. After a revolt in 335, Alexander the Great destroyed the city, except, according to tradition, the house of the poet Pindar.
SH96816. Silver stater, BCD Boiotia 539; BMC Central p. 83, 150; SNG Cop 339; Hepworth 61; Head Boeotia p. 65; HGC 4 1332 (S), VF, tight flan, slightly off center, light marks and scratches, magistrate's name weakly struck, weight 12.062 g, maximum diameter 21.2 mm, Thebes mint, magistrate Kabi -, c. 368 - 364 B.C.; obverse Boiotian shield; reverse amphora, KA-BI across fields, within shallow round incuse; from the CEB Collection, ex Edward J. Waddell; scarce; SOLD


Thebes, Boiotia, c. 390 - 382 B.C.

|Boiotia|, |Thebes,| |Boiotia,| |c.| |390| |-| |382| |B.C.||stater|
The largest city in Boeotia, leader of the Boeotian confederacy, and rival of Athens, Thebes sided with Persia during Xerxes' invasion in 480 B.C. Thebes ended Sparta's power at the Battle of Leuctra in 371. The Sacred Band of Thebes famously fell to Philip II at Chaeronea in 338. After a revolt in 335, Alexander the Great destroyed the city, except, according to tradition, the house of the poet Pindar.
SH52069. Silver stater, BCD Boiotia 493, Hepworth 19, SNG Cop 325, Head Boeotia p. 64; HGC 4 1330, VF, some porosity, weight 11.970 g, maximum diameter 22.1 mm, Thebes mint, magistrate Damo..., c. 390 - 382 B.C.; obverse Boeotian ox-hide shield, graffito (M? or Σ?); reverse amphora, wreath above with ties upward, ΔA-MO divided low across field, all within a round concave incuse; ex CNG; SOLD


Thebes, Boiotia, Greece, c. 379 - 368 B.C.

|Boiotia|, |Thebes,| |Boiotia,| |Greece,| |c.| |379| |-| |368| |B.C.||stater|
The largest city in Boeotia, leader of the Boeotian confederacy, and rival of Athens, Thebes sided with Persia during Xerxes' invasion in 480 B.C. Thebes ended Sparta's power at the Battle of Leuctra in 371. The Sacred Band of Thebes famously fell to Philip II at Chaeronea in 338. After a revolt in 335, Alexander the Great destroyed the city, except, according to tradition, the house of the poet Pindar.
SH63526. Silver stater, BCD Boiotia 503; SNG Cop 338; Hepworth 58; BMC Central p. 83, 145; HGC 4 1331, aVF, toned, weight 12.088 g, maximum diameter 23.5 mm, die axis 45o, Thebes mint, 379 - 368 B.C.; obverse Boeotian shield; reverse amphora, kerykeion left above, ΘΕ-OΓ flanking across fields, all within a shallow round concave field; SOLD


Thebes, Boiotia, Greece, 405 - 395 B.C.

|Boiotia|, |Thebes,| |Boiotia,| |Greece,| |405| |-| |395| |B.C.||tetartemorion|
The largest city in Boeotia, leader of the Boeotian confederacy, and rival of Athens, Thebes sided with Persia during Xerxes' invasion in 480 B.C. Thebes ended Sparta's power at the Battle of Leuctra in 371. The Sacred Band of Thebes famously fell to Philip II at Chaeronea in 338. After a revolt in 335, Alexander the Great destroyed the city, except, according to tradition, the house of the poet Pindar.
GS95226. Silver tetartemorion, BCD Boiotia 466; BMC Central p. 77, 87; SNG Cop 294; Bérend Fractions 35; Head Boeotia 37, Choice VF, well centered, toned, flow lines, weight 0.163 g, maximum diameter 6.4 mm, Thebes mint, 405 - 395 B.C.; obverse Boiotian ox-hide shield; reverse bunch of grapes on vine, Θ-Ε flanking stem, within shallow round incuse; ex Forum (2017), ex BCD Collection; SOLD


Thebes, Boeotia, Greece, c. 368 - 364 B.C.

|Boiotia|, |Thebes,| |Boeotia,| |Greece,| |c.| |368| |-| |364| |B.C.||stater|
The largest city in Boeotia, leader of the Boeotian confederacy, and rival of Athens, Thebes sided with Persia during Xerxes' invasion in 480 B.C. Thebes ended Sparta's power at the Battle of Leuctra in 371. The Sacred Band of Thebes famously fell to Philip II at Chaeronea in 338. After a revolt in 335, Alexander the Great destroyed the city, except, according to tradition, the house of the poet Pindar.
SH30029. Silver stater, BCD Boiotia 539; BMC Central p. 83, 150; SNG Cop 339; Hepworth 61; Head Boeotia p. 65; HGC 4 1332 (S), VF, weight 11.539 g, maximum diameter 22.2 mm, Thebes mint, magistrate Kabi -, c. 368 - 364 B.C.; obverse Boiotian shield; reverse amphora, KA-BI across fields; SOLD


Thebes, Boeotia, Greece, c. 363 - 338 B.C.

|Boiotia|, |Thebes,| |Boeotia,| |Greece,| |c.| |363| |-| |338| |B.C.||stater|
The largest city in Boeotia, leader of the Boeotian confederacy, and rival of Athens, Thebes sided with Persia during Xerxes' invasion in 480 B.C. Thebes ended Sparta's power at the Battle of Leuctra in 371. The Sacred Band of Thebes famously fell to Philip II at Chaeronea in 338. After a revolt in 335, Alexander the Great destroyed the city, except, according to tradition, the house of the poet Pindar.
SH30030. Silver stater, BCD Boiotia 565; BMC Central p. 81, 115; SNG Cop 317; Hepworth 11; Head Boeotia p. 64; HGC 4 1334, VF, weight 11.831 g, maximum diameter 21.8 mm, Thebes mint, 363 - 338 B.C.; obverse Boiotian ox-hide shield; reverse amphora, grapes above, AΠ-OΛ across fields; scarce; SOLD


Thebes, Boeotia, Greece, 480 - 460 B.C.

|Boiotia|, |Thebes,| |Boeotia,| |Greece,| |480| |-| |460| |B.C.||drachm|
The largest city in Boeotia, leader of the Boeotian confederacy, and rival of Athens, Thebes sided with Persia during Xerxes' invasion in 480 B.C. Thebes ended Sparta's power at the Battle of Leuctra in 371. The Sacred Band of Thebes famously fell to Philip II at Chaeronea in 338. After a revolt in 335, Alexander the Great destroyed the city, except, according to tradition, the house of the poet Pindar.
GS34915. Silver drachm, BCD Boiotia 345, SNG Cop 250, VF, weight 5.601 g, maximum diameter 14.5 mm, Thebes mint, 480 - 460 B.C.; obverse Boiotian shield; reverse incuse square with mill-sail pattern, Theta (cross in circle) in center; rare denomination; SOLD




  




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