Triton XV, Lot: 147. Estimate $200. Sold for $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THESSALY, Larissa. Late second quarter of the 5th century BC. AR Obol (11mm, 0.98 g, 5h). Head and neck of bull l., the head turned to face the viewer, all in a dotted circle / ΑΛ l. up, head and neck of bridled horse r., all in incuse square. BMC p. 24, 4, pl. IV, 7 (same dies); see also Nomos 4, 1105 (same obv. die); CNG e-sale 227 (10 February 2010) 87 (same obv. die in an earlier state). Good VF, toned, obverse die flaw under bull’s muzzle and a small die break on the reverse inside the Λ, causing it to look like an Α.