THESSALY, Thessalian League. 196-146 BC. AR Stater (24mm, 6.07 gm). Laureate head of Zeus right; KI behind /
QESSA-LWN, Athena advancing right, brandishing spear and holding shield;
IPPOL-OCOS above,
ATREST[IDH] in exergue. BMC Thessaly -; SNG Copenhagen -; McClean 4923 corr. (KI behind head). EF.
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
