Pedigreed Thessalian Silver from the BCD Collection

399, Lot: 66. Estimate $100. Sold for $80. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

THESSALY, Ainianes. Circa 350s-340s BC. AR Hemidrachm (16mm, 2.48 g, 12h). Hypata mint. Laureate head of Zeus left / A[I]N[IA]N[ΩΝ], the hero Phemios standing right, holding petasos, drapery, and javelins in left hand, preparing to hurl javelin with right. Liampi, Beitrag Group I; BCD Thessaly II –; BCD Thessaly I –; SNG Copenhagen 2; HGC 4, –. Near VF, deeply toned. Rare variant with Phemios holding additional javelins in left hand.

From the BCD Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (1 June 1979), lot 168.