CNG 96, Lot: 173. Estimate $200. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 405/0-370 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 5.87 g, 1h). Early facing head type. Reverse die signed by the artist Ai-. Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, with hair in ampyx, [ΓEY on ampyx]; dolphins flanking neck / Horse standing right, preparing to lie down; tiny AI below belly. L-S Group 3, Head Type 16, dies O45/R1; BCD Thessaly II 202; SNG Stockholm 1221 (same dies). VF, toned, porous, struck with worn reverse die.
From the BCD Collection.