269, Lot: 63. Estimate $100. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THESSALY, Methylion. Circa 340 BC. Æ Dichalkon (17mm, 3.75 g, 9h).
Obverse die signed by Π. Head of nymph right; Π behind / Nike flying left, holding tainia and wreath. Rogers 404 (same obv. die); BCD Thessaly II 474.1 (same obv. die); Hirsch XIII (15 May 1905), lot 1360 = Hirsch XXIX (9 November 1910), lot 347 (attributed to Methydrion, same obv. die). VF, dark green patina. Rare.
This engraver also created dies for Gyrton (see BCD Thessaly I, 1048-9).