427, Lot: 160. Estimate $75. Sold for $55. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THESSALY, Pharkadon. Circa 440-400 BC. AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.76 g, 3h). The hero Thessalos, with petasos around neck, restraining forepart of bull right by band held around its head / Φ-Α-Ρ-[Κ]A-Δ-O, forepart of horse right within incuse square. BCD Thessaly II 603; HGC 4, 292. Near VF, toned, granular surfaces, a few shallow scratches on reverse.
From the BCD Collection. Ex Frank Robinson 15 (14 December 1989), lot 128.