Sale: Nomos 3 & 4, Lot: 1376. Estimate CHF250.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 May 2011.  Sold For CHF2200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

THESSALY, Thessalian League. Second half 2nd century BC. Tetrachalkon (Bronze, 25mm, 13.81 g 12), Ortho.... Head of Zeus to right, wearing oak wreath; behind, monogram of ΣΩΤ. Rev. ΘΕΣΣΑ / ΛΩΝ Athena Itonia striding right, hurling spear with her right hand and extending shield in her left; in field to left and right, Ο-Ρ / Θ-Ο. Apparently unpublished. Extremely rare. A bold and attractive coin with a dark patina. About extremely fine.

A note from BCD: This large sized and apparently very short-lived bronze issue of the League was completely unknown un to now. It is linked to one of the earliest silver staters, which bears on its reverse the same obverse control monogram that is found on this coin.