Extremely Rare Pelinna Hemidrachm

Sale: Triton XIII, Lot: 1134. Estimate $2000.  Closing Date: Monday, 4 January 2010.  Sold For $5000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

THESSALY, Pelinna. Circa 460-420 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.60 g, 7h). Youth, petasos and cloak tied at neck, wrestling forepart of bull right / Forepart of horse galloping right; ΠE-Λ-I-И around; all within incuse square. Moustaka -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG München -; BMC -; Traité -; Pozzi -; Weber -; McClean -; Jameson -. Good VF, toned, slightly granular surfaces. Apparently unique.