CNG 90, Lot: 205. Estimate $200. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

THESSALY, Thebai. Early 3rd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (16mm, 2.52 g, 11h). Wreathed and veiled head of Demeter right / Protesilaos standing right, holding sword and shield; behind, prow right; waves below; all within shallow concave circle. BCD Thessaly II 759/758 (for obv./rev. dies). Good VF, lightly toned, some minor deposits and cleaning marks, small die flaw on edge of obverse, some very light porosity on reverse.

From the BCD Collection.