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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Greece| > |Boiotia| > GS79673
Orchomenos, Boiotia, Greece, c. 385 - 375 B.C.
|Boiotia|, |Orchomenos,| |Boiotia,| |Greece,| |c.| |385| |-| |375| |B.C.|, BCD notes, "Orchomenos staters are much more elusive than generally thought, especially in nice condition."

The traditional rivalry with Thebes made Orchomenos an ally of Agesilaus II and Sparta against Thebes, in 395 and 394 B.C. The Theban revenge after their defeat of Sparta in the battle of Leuctra in 371 B.C. was delayed by the tolerant policies of Epaminondas, but the Boeotian League sacked Orchomenos in 364 B.C. The Phocians rebuilt the city in 355 B.C., but the Thebans destroyed it again in 349.
GS79673. Silver stater, BMC Central p. 54, 23, & pl. VIII, 11 (same dies); Head Boiotia p. 49; Imhoof-Blumer Boeotiens p. 25, 82; BCD Boiotia 221 var. (EYΔ, O-X/E-P), VF, toned, tight flan, obverse off-center, light marks and corrosion, Orchomenos mint, weight 11.891g, maximum diameter 22.3mm, c. 385 - 375 B.C.; obverse Boiotian ox-hide shield; reverse amphora with ornate handles, EYΔO above, upright grain ear right, EP-XO flanking low across field, all in a concave circle; ex BCD with his tag noting, "Ex Christies N.Y., December 8, 1986, lot 12, total cost $370.-"; very rare; SOLD










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BCD Boiotia. Classical Numismatic Group. The BCD Collection of the Coinage of Boiotia. Triton IX Auction, Session 1, New York, 10 January 2006.
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BCD Akarnania. Münzen & Medaillen (Deutschland). Sammlung BCD : Akarnanien und Aetolien. Auction 23, Stuttgart, 18 October 2007.
BCD Lokris. Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG. The BCD Collection, Lokris - Phokis. Auction 55, Zürich, 8 October 2010.
BCD Thessaly. Nomos AG, Auction IV. Coins of Thessaly, The BCD Collection. Zürich, 10 May 2011.
BCD Thessaly II. Classical Numismatic Group. The BCD Collection of the Coinage of Thessaly. Triton XV Auction, New York, 3 January 2012.

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