Achilles & Thetis

Sale: Triton X, Lot: 181. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Monday, 8 January 2007.  Sold For $2600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

THESSALY, Larissa Kremaste. Circa 302-286 BC. Æ 17mm (5.60 g, 12h). Head of Achilles left / LA-RI, Thetis seated left on hippocamp, holding shield of Achilles with AX (=Achilles) monogram; no symbol to left. Rogers 315; SNG Copenhagen 151. EF, dark green-brown patina. Exceptional for issue. Very rare.

Larissa Kremaste was believed to have formed part of the dominions of Achilles, and this coin honors the ancient king and his mother, Thetis.