THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 365-356 BC. AR Obol (11mm, 0.95 g, 4h).

Electronic Auction 459
Lot: 144. Estimated: $ 100

Greek, Silver

Sold For $ 150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 365-356 BC. AR Obol (11mm, 0.95 g, 4h). Head of the nymph Larissa right / Bull charging right; [ΠΛEI in exergue]. Lorber, Beginning, p. 120; BCD Thessaly II 275; HGC 4, 508. Toned, a bit porous. Fine. Extremely rare, one of four known.

From the Asher D. Atchick Collection. Ex BCD Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 292, 5 December 2012), lot 93.

A note from BCD from the Triton sale: “Mr. ΠΛΕΙ (if we can call him that) made sure that the whole range of the most popular silver denominations was struck in his name; it would be nice if a ΠΛΕΙ stater turned up (although the assumed chronology for this fascinating series is a little too early for staters). This writer does not expect a hemiobol either as there would be no room for both the ethnic and ΠΛΕΙ on the reverse.”

Closing Date and Time: 8 January 2020 at 10:47:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.