CNG 90, Lot: 208. Estimate $150. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THESSALY, Trikka. Circa 440-400 BC. AR Hemidrachm (16mm, 2.76 g, 1h). Thessalos, petasos and cloak tied at neck, holding band across horns of forepart of bull right / Forepart of horse right; ΤΡΙ-ΚΚ-ΑΙΟ, all retrograde and oriented outwards, counterclockwise from lower left; all within incuse square. BCD Thessaly II 768 var. (legend). Good VF, toned, minor porosity, a little die rust on obverse, slight die shift on reverse.
From the BCD Collection.