290, Lot: 90. Estimate $150. Sold for $380. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

THESSALY, Pharsalos. Mid-late 5th century BC. AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.87 g, 8h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet with raised cheek piece / Φ-AR downward to right, head and neck of horse right; all within incuse square. Lavva 31 (V21/R19); BCD Thessaly II 664.1 (same obv. die). VF, toned, edge splits. An attractive example.

From the BCD Collection.