290, Lot: 119. Estimate $150. Sold for $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

THESSALY, Thebai. Early 3rd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (16mm, 2.62 g, 12h). Veiled head of Demeter right, wearing wreath of grain ears / ΘHBAIΩN, Protesilaos, wearing helmet and chiton, advancing right from prow of galley, holding sword in right hand and shield in left. BCD Thessaly II 759. Near VF, lightly toned with some darker areas on the obverse, porous.

From the BCD Collection.