Sale: Nomos 3 & 4, Lot: 1429. Estimate CHF2000. Closing Date: Monday, 9 May 2011. Sold For CHF12000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THESSALY, Ainianes, Demetrias, Lamia, Larissa, Oitaioi, Phalanna, Pharsalos, Pherai, Thebai, Trikka and Skotussa. Lot of
twelve Thessalian silver hemidrachms of the 5th through the earlier 3rd centuries. , A very nice group, including a wide selection of mints and some scarce coins.
Ainianes:
1429.1 2.81 g 5. Head of Zeus left/Phemios to left. BMC 2.
Demetrias:
1429.2 2.44 g 1. Head of Artemis right/Prow to right. BMC 1.
Lamia:
1429.3 2.69 g 12. Head of Dionysos/Amphora. BMC 1.
Larissa (2):
1429.4 3.00 g 7. Hero with bull/Forepart of horse right. SNG Lockett 1565.
Ex Numismatic Fine Arts Summer MBS, 27 June 1986, 225 ($350).1429.5Head of nymph facing/Horse right preparing to roll. Herrmann pl. V, 15-18 var.
Oitaioi:
1429.6 2.62 g 5. Head of lion left/Herakles standing facing. SNG Copenhagen 176.
Ex Glendining 21 June 1972, 163 (£66).Phalanna:
1429.7 2.70 g 12. Male head right/Horse to right. BMC 2.
Ex The New York Sale II, 2 December 1999, 71 ($500) and Giessener Münzhandlung 95, 9 March 1999, 219 (DM 675). Pharsalos:
1429.8 3.00 g 11. Head of Athena to right/Horse head to right. Lavva 121.
Pherai:
1429.9 2.70 g 12. Head of Ennodia/Hypereia. BMC 20.
Thebai:
1429.10 2.58 g 11. Demeter/Protesilaos. Moustaka 92.
Ex Glendining, 21 June 1972, 164 (£46).Trikka:
1429.11 2.56 g 2. Hero and half bull right/Forepart of horse right. BMC 8-9 var.
Ex Spink’s 32, 30 November 1983, 31 (£190). Skotussa:
1429.12 2.81 g 2. Forepart of horse right/Grain. BMC 1.
Ex Sotheby’s, Brand 5, 1 February 1984, 123 (£400). A lovely lot of hemidrachms, all in better than average condition and all toned. Very fine or better (12).