Artistic Dies

226, Lot: 137. Estimate $1500. Sold for $3300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 356-342 BC. AR Stater (25mm, 12.17 g, 11h). Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, wearing ampyx / Bridled horse prancing right. L-S type 2, series B, dies O14/R1 (this coin listed as specimen f); Lorber, Hoard phase L-III, 64-8 var. (position of ethnic); SNG Copenhagen 119 var. (same); Triton IX, lot 865 (same dies). Good VF. Struck from dies of fine style. The product of a highly skilled engraver.

Ex Berk BBS 156 (23 October 2007), lot 107; Barry Feirstein Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 39, 16 May 2007), lot 36.