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Research Coins: Feature Auction

 
Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 545. Estimate $300. 
Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004. 
Sold For $305. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EUBOIA, Chalkis. Circa 100-90 BC. Æ 22mm (6.35 gm). Hera driving quadriga right, holding kentron and reins / QEO/KLHS PAUSA/NIOU in four lines within laurel wreath. Picard Em. 94; BCD 273; RPC I 1343; BMC Central Greece pg.115, 89; SNG Copenhagen -. VF, dark brown patina. ($300)

Ex BCD Collection (sold privately).

The name Theokles, son of Pausanios, appears on a contemporary inscription from Chalkis as a victorious athlete, and the name on this coin, associated with the emblems of Victory, suggests he was awarded with an honorary magistracy by his proud home town.