434, Lot: 30. Estimate $75. Sold for $65. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THESSALY, Larissa Kremaste. 4th century BC. Æ Trichalkon (17mm, 5.49 g, 11h). Head of Achilles left / ΛΑΡΙ, Thetis, holding shield of Achilles, seated left on hippocamp. Rogers 315; BCD Thessaly II 403.1; HGC 4, 13. VF, dark green-brown patina.
From the BCD Collection.
Larissa Kremaste was believed to have formed part of the dominions of Achilles, and this coin honors the ancient king and his mother, Thetis.