Triton XV, Lot: 220. Estimate $300. Sold for $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THESSALY, Larissa. Early to mid 4th century BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 5.39 g, 7h). Head of the nymph Larissa three-quarter facing l., wearing plain necklace; border of dots / ΛΑΡΙ above, bridled horse prancing r., rein trailing below, no ground line. Lorber,
Early, 31.1(a) (this coin). VF, lightly toned with obverse hues of pink and turquoise above the hair, corrosion spot on the rev. at 7 o’clock, minor rev. die shift, light scratch in rev. field; a rare and desirable reverse type.
Ex NFA XXV (29 November 1990) 93, hammer $700.