Triton XV, Lot: 172. Estimate $300. Sold for $2250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THESSALY, Larissa. Early to mid 4th century BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 6.05 g, 12h). Thessalos to r., naked but for chlamys over his shoulders, his petasos flying in the air behind him, holding a band with both hands around the forehead of a bull leaping r., all within a dotted circle / ΛΑΡ above, ΙΣΑΙΑ below, bridled horse galloping l., all in an incuse square. Dewing 1388 (same dies). Good VF, toned over leftovers from old cleaning; good surfaces and well struck.
Ex Emile Bourgey 10 June 1982, 71, hammer FF 2200.