Sale: Nomos 3 & 4, Lot: 1211. Estimate CHF550.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 May 2011.  Sold For CHF4000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

THESSALY, Oitaioi. Circa 360s-340s BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 2.80 g 11), Herakleia Trachinia. Lion’s head to left, with spear in its jaws. Rev. ΟΙΤΑΩΝ (retrograde) Herakles standing facing, holding club with both hands transversely across his chest; inscription to left. SNG Copenhagen 176. SNG Munich 123. Valassiadis 1. Nicely toned and attractive. Reverse a little lightly struck, otherwise, extremely fine.