Triton XXII, Lot: 203. Estimate $10000. Sold for $7000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 356-342 BC. AR Stater (24mm, 11.96 g, 12h). Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, hair in ampyx, wearing single-pendant earring and necklace / Bridled horse prancing right; ΛAPI-Σ-AIΩN around. L-S Type 2, Series A, dies O4’/R3, i (
this coin, listing incorrect weight); BCD Thessaly 311/310 (for obv./rev. dies); HGC 4, 409; SNG Berry 541 (same dies); Pozzi 1220 (same dies). EF, attractive cabinet tone, some die wear on obverse.
From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Ambrose Collection (Roma XIII, 23 March 2017), lot 116; Numismatica Ars Classica 48 (21 October 2008), lot 74; LHS 100 (24 April 2007), lot 223; Lanz 52 (14 May 1990), lot 151 (incorrect weight noted).