THESSALY, Thessalian League. 196-146 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 5.88 gm). Laureate head of Zeus right /
QESSA-LWN, Athena advancing right, brandishing spear and holding shield;
SWSIP-ATROS above, NI to inner left,
GORGWPAS in exergue. BMC Thessaly -; SNG Copenhagen -; McClean 4873. EF.
This denomination has traditionally been called a "double victoriatus." We are grateful to Yiannis Stoyas for informing us that the correct term is "stater," as attested to in a number of inscriptions from the time