| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3113 | Auction date: 8 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 30008 Price realized: 6,000 USD (Approx. 5,470 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Ancients CENTRAL EUROPE. The Boii. Ca. 1st century BC. AV stater (15mm, 6.68 gm, 6h). NGC AU★ 5/5 - 3/5, light marks. Minted in the area of western and southwestern Slovakia or northern Burgenland. Irregular convex bulge decorated with a four-fingered hand and a globule / Concave, sea-shell shaped pattern; large crescent below, grain to right. De la Tour 9447-9449. Dembski 530. Flesche 477. Paulsen pl. 18, 378 (same dies). A wonderful example of this intriguing and artistic type. The finest certified and quite attractive in hand. From the Wetmore Collection of Gold and Electrum. Ex Cologny Collection (Nomos, Auction 9, 21 October 2014), lot 30; Hess-Divo, Auction 307 (7 June 2007), lot 1426; Münzen und Medaillen, Fixed Price List 427 (1990), lot 54. The Boii, an ancient Celtic tribe, held a prominent role within the larger Iron Age La Tène culture. Their influence stretched across diverse territories, including modern-day Bohemia (a name derived from the tribe itself), western Slovakia, and various parts of Northern Italy. Historical records from ancient Rome speak of the Boii in detail, due to their frequent interaction and conflict, particularly during the Roman Republican period. Known for their warrior culture, the Boii frequently clashed with neighboring tribes and the burgeoning power of Rome. Their eventual decline was a result of these continuous wars and the growing hegemony of Rome. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/celtic/ancients-central-europe-the-boii-ca-1st-century-bc-av-stater-15mm-668-gm-6h-ngc-auand-9733-5-5-3-5-light/a/3113-30008.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3113-01082024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 3000-5000 USD |  |
