THESSALY, Koinon of Thessaly. temp. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Tetrassarion (32mm, 16.29 g, 1h). Laouchos, strategos.
E5r˙@˙ %E∫&%t˙ œE%%&2∑@, draped bust of Eirene right, wearing wreath of grain ears and olive branch; all within laurel wreath /
[2]&o¨≈o¨ %tr[& t]˙˝o¨, horse standing right, its reins held in right hand of Thessalia, standing facing, [holding grain ear and poppy in left hand]. Burrer Em. 2 (of Nero), Series 2, Grp. 1, 59 (A21a/R42); RPC I 1448; BCD Thessaly 938 (this coin); Hahn,
Frauen, 177 (describing Eirene as Agrippina Junior). Good VF, attractive dark green patina. Extremely rare.
Ex BCD Collection (Triton XV, 3 January 2012), lot 938.
