311, Lot: 48. Estimate $200. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THESSALY, Halos. 4th century BC. Æ Chalkous (17mm, 2.57 g, 6h). Laureate head of Zeus left; thunderbolt before / [A]Λ[E]–Ω–[И], Helle seated aside ram flying right, placing left hand on ram’s neck, right hand on back. Reinders series 4 (same dies as illustration); Rogers 240 var. (orientation of the Ω); BCD Thessaly II 84 var. (same; same obv. die). VF, green patina. Very rare.
From the BCD Collection.