THESSALY, Koinon of Thessaly. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Trihemiassarion(?) (20mm, 6.88 g, 12h). Aristion, strategos.

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Lot: 421. Estimated: $ 150

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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THESSALY, Koinon of Thessaly. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Trihemiassarion(?) (20mm, 6.88 g, 12h). Aristion, strategos. Radiate head right / APIΣTIΩ/N OΣ Σ TPATH/ΓO Y, Taurokathapsia scene: the hero Thessalos jumping from his horse, in background galloping right, onto bull running right, the head of which he restrains with a band; monogram below. Burrer Em. 1, Series 2, 35 (A9/R23); RPC I 1440; BCD Thessaly I 1436.4 (same dies). Dark green patina, a few minor scratches. Near VF.

Ex BCD Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 325, 23 April 2014), lot 45.


Closing Date and Time: 9 June 2021 at 12:20:00 ET.

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