416, Lot: 155. Estimate $100. Sold for $190. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

THESSALY, Thessalian League. Mid-late 1st century BC. AR Stater (25mm, 6.10 g, 1h). Philippos and Themistogenes, magistrates. Head of Zeus right, wearing oak wreath / ΘΕΣΣΑ-ΛΩΝ, Athena Itonia advancing right, holding shield and preparing to hurl spear; ΦΙΛΙΠ-ΠΟV above; to outer right, Ennodia running right, holding two torches; [ΘΕΜΙ]ΣΤΟΓΕΝ[ΟΥ] in exergue. BCD Thessaly II 883.2 var. (Themistogenes’ name in the nominative); HGC 4, 210. Good VF, toned.

From the BCD Collection.

Though not visible on this example, the reverse is a die match with another stater from the BCD collection which features Themistogenes’ name in the genitive rather than the nominative as on BCD Thessaly II 883.2.