418, Lot: 178. Estimate $75. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THESSALY, Pharsalos. 4th-3rd centuries BC. Æ Trichalkon (19mm, 8.33 g, 5h). Helmeted head of Athena Parthenos facing slightly left, with shield and spear over shoulder; monogram to left / Armored Thessalion warrior on horse rearing right, brandishing flail; soldier behind to left. Cf. BCD Thessaly II 674.6 (ethnic); HGC 4, 649. VF, dark green and red-brown patina.
From the BCD Collection.