311, Lot: 105. Estimate $150. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 460-450 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 5.66 g, 12h). The hero Thessalos, nude but for petasos, holding band around the head of a bull charging right; lotus flower below / ΛA–RI, bridled horse prancing left; all within incuse square. Lorber,
Thessalian –; BCD Thessaly II 152 var. (bridle falling between the Λ and the A). VF, lightly toned, edge splits, cleaning marks in fields.
From the BCD Collection.