325, Lot: 51. Estimate $150. Sold for $170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THESSALY, Koinon of Thessaly. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Diassarion (23mm, 6.62 g, 1h). Laouchos,
strategos. Laureate head right / ΛAOVX–OV CTPATHΓOV, Nike standing left on globe, holding wreath and palm frond. Burrer Em. 2, Series 5, Group 1, 95 (A35/R66); RPC I 1445; BCD Thessaly II 944.1; BCD Thessaly I 1406. Near VF, green patina. A nice example of this scarce type.
From the BCD Collection.
A note from BCD from the Nomos sale: This type is especially difficult to find well struck and centered on both sides.