Triton XVI, Lot: 334. Estimate $500. Sold for $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 450-420 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 5.93 g, 11h). Thessalos, nude but for petasos and cloak tied at neck, holding band across horns of bull leaping left / Bridled horse running right; ΛAPI-ΣAIA above and below; all within incuse square. Lorber,
Thessalian 50; cf. BCD Thessaly II 173/174 (for obv. die/rev. type). Good VF, lightly toned, small die break on obverse.
From the BCD Collection.