CNG 90, Lot: 130. Estimate $300. Sold for $3600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THESSALY, Pelinna. Mid-late 4th century BC. Æ Dichalkon (18mm, 4.17 g, 6h). Horseman riding left, holding lance / Mantho standing facing, head left, holding open casket and gesturing towards the half image of her blind father Tiresias, facing right, who emerges from the underworld holding a dagger. Rogers 428a; BCD Thessaly II 523. VF, attractive pale blue-green patina, some earthen deposits and areas of roughness. Extremely rare.
From the BCD Collection.