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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 24370, member: 283&quot;]They are both greek sure enough.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first is Boeotian in origin, a region of greece bordering Attica with Thebes as the dominant city state. Probably Theban. If it weighs in at 12 grams `ish&#039; (+)&nbsp; then it is a `stater&#039; (as it is commonly called). The denomination is hard to tell from a scan without a scale as they all look pretty much the same excepting for size and weight. Probably minted some time between 379 -371 bc.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second is from the island of Aegina. A `turtle&#039; stater if it again weighs in around the 12 grams mark. I&#039;d have to check references to determine the time frame for it&nbsp; but it looks to be sometime between 450-400 bc</p><p><br /></p><p>The Theban shield design is one of my favourites. Simple, yet quite aesthetic and immediately recognisable as to its origin. If these are yours...congratulations![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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