292, Lot: 78. Estimate $300. Sold for $410. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 380-365 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 5.95 g, 3h). Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly right, wearing ampyx, pendant earring, and necklace / ΛAPI above (P retrograde), ΣAΙΩN in exergue (N retrograde), horse left, about to roll. L-S series 1, type A, dies O1/R2; BCD Thessaly II 283 var. (P and N not retrograde; same obv. die). Good VF, lightly toned, minor porosity, small reverse die breaks. Fine style head of Larissa.
From the BCD Collection.