CNG 96, Lot: 176. Estimate $200. Sold for $380. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 405/0-370 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 5.98 g, 4h). Early facing head type. Reverse die signed by the artist Simo-. Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly right, with hair in ampyx / Horse grazing right; small ΣIMO below belly. L-S Group 4, Head Type 18, dies O58/R1; BCD Thessaly II 231 (same dies). VF, lightly toned, die breaks, graffito on obverse, granular surface and light cleaning marks on reverse.
From the BCD Collection.