Thessalian League. Lot of 3 coins.

Triton XV, Lot: 880. Estimate $150. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Lot of 3 coins.

(880.1) THESSALY, Thessalian League. Mid – late 1st century BC. AR Stater (21mm, 6.02 g, 11h). Dikaios and Onasimbrotos, magistrates. Head of Zeus right, wearing oak wreath / ΘEΣΣA/ΛΩN, Athena Itonia striding right, hurling spear held in her right hand, shield on her left arm; ΔI-KAIO[C] above spear, O-N/A/C-IM/B-P/P/OTOC (sic) across central field and in exergue. McClean 4945, pl. 179, 16 corr. (same dies; letters in exergue). VF, toned. Struck from fresh dies.

It is uncertain whether the second ‘P’ in the name of Onasimbrotos is an engraver’s error, or a monogram of some sort (as speculated in McClean).

(880.2) THESSALY, Thessalian League. Mid – late 1st century BC. AR Stater (21mm, 6.14 g, 12h). Dikaios and Onasimbrotos, magistrates. Head of Zeus right, wearing oak wreath / ΘEΣΣA/ΛΩN, Athena Itonia striding right, hurling spear held in her right hand, shield on her left arm; ΔI-KAIOC above spear, O/N-A/C-IM/B-PO/T-OC across central field. Klose pp. 340 and 346, 13 (this coin). VF, toned.

Ex 1983 South Thessaly Hoard (CH IX, 320).


(880.3) THESSALY, Thessalian League. Mid – late 1st century BC. AR Stater (22mm, 5.43 g, 11h). Dikaios and Onasimbrotos, magistrates. Head of Zeus right, wearing oak wreath / ΘEΣΣA/ΛΩN, Athena Itonia striding right, hurling spear held in her right hand, shield on her left arm; ΔIK-AIOV above spear, O-NA/C-IM/B-PO/T-OC across central field. McClean 4945, pl. 179, 16 var. (same obv. die; different spelling and arrangement of names). VF, corroded surfaces, scrape across cheek.