Sale: Nomos 3 & 4, Lot: 1340. Estimate CHF175.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 May 2011.  Sold For CHF1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

THESSALY, Skotussa. Circa 352-344 BC. Trichalkon (Bronze, 22mm, 8.14 g 10). Head of nymph facing, turned slightly to right, her hair bound with a ribbon. Rev. ΣΚΟΤΘΥΣΣΑΙ / Ω - Ν Vine branch supporting bunch of grapes between two leaves. Rogers 543. SNG Copenhagen 256. Traité IV, 633, pl. CCXCV, 13-14. Fine glossy olive-green patina, and with a fascinating spelling mistake within the legend. Nearly extremely fine.

Most interestingly, the second omicron in the legend has mistakenly been engraved as a theta: this, perhaps, reflects the way the name was pronounced in ancient times (or at least the way it was by the engraver!).
A note from BCD: More likely the engraver was illiterate and he couldn’t tell the difference between an omicron and a theta.