THESSALY, Thessalian League. 196-146 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 6.19 gm). Laureate head of Zeus right;
ITALOU behind /
QESSA-LWN, Athena advancing right, brandishing spear and holding shield;
DIO-KLHS above, MI below shield. BMC Thessaly pg. 2, 11; SNG Copenhagen 278; McClean 4788. Good VF.
This denomination has traditionally been called a "double victoriatus." We are grateful to Yiannis Stoyas for informing us that the correct term is "stater," as attested to in a number of inscriptions from the time
