Lot 58: Boiotia, Thebes. 364-362 B.C. AR stater. Epami(nondas), magistrate. 
AUCTION: Triskeles - Auction 11 (Auction 305)
- Sold Winning Bid: $1,250
- 11 Bid(s)
Boiotia, Thebes. 364-362 B.C. AR stater (22 mm, 11.84 g, 12 h). Epami(nondas), magistrate. Boiotian shield / Amphora; above, rose; in two lines across field, EΠ-AM/I. Hepworth, Epaminondas pl. 3, 5 (same dies); Hepworth 33 (same rev. die); BCD Boiotia 544 (same dies). Attractively toned. Very minor porosity. Good very fine.
Ex Gemini VI (10 January 2010), 102; New York Sale XVII (8 January 2008), 53.
While the identities of most magistrates found on the coins of Thebes remain obscure, the magistrate on this coin has been identified as the historical Epaminondas (see "Epaminondas' Coinage," Proceedings of the 10th International Congress of Numismatics [London, 1986], p. 35-40). Epaminondas was the Theban general (Boiotarch) who destroyed Spartan supremacy at the Battle of Leuktra on 6 July 371, thus redefining the political landscape of Greece.
- Offered By: Barry P. Murphy
- Lot #: 58
- Listing #: 193599
- Closed: Thursday, April 17, 2014 5:19:00 PM CT
- Estimate: $1,250