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Bottiaia. Macedonian shield. 2½ obol of Pella.
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Macedon, Cities. Bottiaia. c. 187-168 BC. AR 2½ obol (1.85 gm, 13mm) of Pella. Macedonian shield with tetraskelis, a whorl ornament, at center composed of five crescents. / Stern of galley l., hull inscribed BOTTEATΩΝ. nEF. Davissons EA 33 #21. ACNAC Dewing 1219; AMNG III/1 p. 46 #119; BMC p. 64 #1; HGC 3.1 #358; SNG Ashmolean 3289; SNG Cop 2 (Macedonia) #136.
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