432, Lot: 16. Estimate $100. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 450/40-420 BC. AR Drachm (19.5mm, 5.64 g, 7h). The hero Thessalos, with petasos and chlamys hanging around neck, restraining bull left by band held around its head / ΛΑPI/ΣΑΙΑ, bridled horse rearing right within incuse square. Lorber,
Thessalian 50 (same obv. die as illustration); BCD Thessaly II 174 (same obv. die); HGC 4, 420. VF, darkly toned, granular and rough surfaces, a few light scratches.
From the BCD Collection.