292, Lot: 26. Estimate $100. Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 460-440 BC. AR Obol (12mm, 0.97 g, 12h). Horse prancing left / Λ-[A] above, RI downward to right, the nymph Larissa standing right, balancing single-handled hydra on her raised left knee; behind her, water flowing from fountain spout in the form of a lion’s head; all within incuse square. BCD Thessaly II 361.3 (same dies). VF, even gray tone, minor reverse die flaw along bottom.
From the BCD Collection.