Second Known ΠΛEI Obol

292, Lot: 93. Estimate $100. Sold for $3250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 370-360 BC. AR Obol (11mm, 0.95 g, 4h). Head of the nymph Larissa right, wearing pendant earring / ΛAPI above, [ΠΛEI] in exergue, bull butting right. BCD Thessaly II 275 (same dies; hammer of $3750). Fine, toned, a bit porous. Extremely rare - apparently only the second known ΠΛEI series obol.

From the BCD Collection.

A note from BCD from the Triton sale: “Mr. ΠΛΕΙ (if we can call him that) made sure that the whole range of the most popular silver denominations was struck in his name; it would be nice if a ΠΛΕΙ stater turned up (although the assumed chronology for this fascinating series is a little too early for staters). This writer does not expect a hemiobol either as there would be no room for both the ethnic and ΠΛΕΙ on the reverse.”