Sale: Nomos 3 & 4, Lot: 1375. Estimate CHF200. Closing Date: Monday, 9 May 2011. Sold For CHF3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THESSALY, Thessalian League. Second half 2nd century BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 2.05 g 12). Head of Zeus to right, wearing oak wreath; behind, monogram of ΑΝ.
Rev. ΘΕΣΣΑ / ΛΩΝ Athena Itonia striding right, hurling spear with her right hand and extending shield in her left; at right, on top of Athena’s spear, owl standing right. BMC 44 var. (
possibly unpublished). Rare. A lovely piece, toned and of good style. About extremely fine.
A note from BCD: BCD would like to add here that the obverse is in high relief but weakly struck and that the monogram behind the head looks more like ΑΥ.