Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 495. Estimate $300. Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008. Sold For $190. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THESSALY, Thessalian League. Circa 196-27 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.89 g, 12h). Poly(xenos), magistrate. Struck circa 44-40 BC. Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath; monogram behind / Athena Itonia advancing right; Π-O/Λ-Y across inner fields. McClean 4978 var. (obv. monogram); SNG Copenhagen 305; BMC 44 (same dies). Good VF, a little porous. Rare denomination.