THESSALY, Thessalian League. 196-146 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 6.17 gm). Laureate head of Zeus right;
PTOLEMAIOU behind /
QESSA-LWN, Athena advancing right, brandishing spear and holding shield;
ARI-CTO above,
KL-HC across inner fields. BMC Thessaly pg. 2, 22; SNG Copenhagen 292; McClean 4832. 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
