THESSALY, Koinon of Thessaly. temp. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Assarion (13mm, 3.49 g, 5h). Good VF.

Electronic Auction 571 – Session 1
Lot: 428.
Closing Date: Sep 25 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 300

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THESSALY, Koinon of Thessaly. temp. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Assarion (13mm, 3.49 g, 5h). AXI ΛΛЄVC, head of Achilles right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Pegasus / Horse grazing right. Burrer Em. 1, Series 2, Group 2, 143 corr. (A35/R118; Є not E, bust not draped); BCD Thessaly I –; BCD Thessaly II 953; RPC III 464.1 (this coin). Dark green patina. Good VF. Very rare.

Ex BCD Collection (Triton XV, 3 January 2012), lot 953.

Achilles was the son of the Thessalian king Peleus and the sea nymph Thetis. This obverse type only appears on the Koinon of Thessaly during the reign of Hadrian.

Closing Date and Time: 25 September 2024 at 12:22:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.