THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 450/40-420 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 6.23 g, 10h). Good VF.

Triton XXIX
Lot: 152. Estimated: $ 1 500

Greek, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 3 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 450/40-420 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 6.23 g, 10h). Thessalos, nude but for petasos and cloak tied at neck, holding band with both hands across horns of bull leaping left / Bridled horse leaping right; ΛAPI-ΣAIA above and below; all within incuse square. Lorber, Thessalian 50 (same obv. die as illustration); BCD Thessaly II 174 (same dies); HGC 4, 420; Traité IV 666, pl. CCXCVII, 1 (same hand, but different dies). Attractively toned, with a deep iridescence around the devices, remnants of find patina, faint cleaning marks. Good VF.

From the Deer Creek Collection. Ex Nomos 27 (22 May 2023), lot 1078; Ars Classica XVI (3 July 1933), lot 1110.


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Triton XXIX – Session One – Lot 1-301 will be held Tuesday morning, 13 January 2026 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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