299, Lot: 63. Estimate $100. Sold for $170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THESSALY, Koinon of Thessaly. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Triassarion (23mm, 7.08 g, 3h). Struck circa AD 211-217. AY K M AY ANTΩNINOC, laureate and cuirassed bust right / KOINON ΘЄCCAΛΩ/N, Nike, holding wreath in extended right hand, palm branch and reins in left, driving triga galloping right; Γ (mark of value) below horses. Burrer,
MA-G 31 var. (obv. legend, arrangement of rev. legend, Nike holding only wreath and reins); BCD Thessaly II 976 var. (arrangement of rev. legend, Nike holding only wreath and reins); BCD Thessaly I –; Rogers 113 var. Near VF, tan-brown surfaces.
From the BCD Collection.
Rogers noted 8 obverse/reverse legend combinations for this type, none of which match the current coin.