MACEDON. Bottiaia. AR Pentobol (3.45 gms), Pella Mint, ca. 187-168 B.C. NGC EF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5. HGC-3.1, 356. Obverse: Macedonian shield ornamented with six linear crescents around the edge and a hexaskeles of crescents at the center; Reverse: [Β]ΟΤΤΕ[ΑΤΩΝ] on stern of galley. Although NGC identifies this coin as a possible tetrobol, the coins weight indicates it is most likely a pentobol.
