CNG Triton XVI Virtual Catalog

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370. THESSALY, Trikka. Circa 440-400 BC. AR Hemidrachm (17mm, 2.70 g, 8h). Thessalos, nude but for petasos and cloak tied at neck, holding band across horns of forepart of bull right / Forepart of horse right; tr5-˚˚-Å5o-@ clockwise around from left; all within incuse square. BCD Thessaly II 769 var. (same obv. die, different arrangement of ethnic). Good VF, lightly toned. Well centered on a broad flan. ($300) From the BCD Collection.

371. THESSALY, Thessalian League. Circa 470s-460s BC. AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.78 g, 12h). Forepart of bridled horse right, emerging from rock / Grain ear; FE-tÅ at sides; all within incuse square. Franke, Geschicte 7; BCD Thessaly II 12. Good VF, toned, minor granularity, small edge splits. ($500) From the BCD Collection.

372. THESSALY, Thessalian League. Mid-late 2nd century BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.00 g, 9h). Zo– and Poly–, magistrates. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath; g to left / Athena Itonia striding right, hurling spear held in her right hand, shield on her left arm; QE%%Å-¬W@ at sides, ∏-o>¬-U across central field. BCD Thessaly II 817; BCD Thessaly I 1371 (same obv. die); BMC 38; SNG Lockett 1625. Good VF, even gray toning. Struck from fresh dies. ($200) From the BCD Collection.

373. THESSALY, Thessalian League. Late 2nd-mid 1st centuries BC. AR Stater (20mm, 5.62 g, 1h). Nyssandros and Pherekrates, magistrates. Head of Zeus right, wearing oak wreath / Athena Itonia striding right, hurling spear held in her right hand, shield on her left arm; QE%%Å-¬W@ at sides, [@¨]%%-Å@dr[o¨] above spear, fErE˚rÅt˙% in exergue. BCD Thessaly II 868.4; SNG Sweden II 1250. Good VF, attractive dark gray toning with hues of blue and gold, traces of green deposits under tone. Very rare magistrate combination. ($200) From the BCD Collection. Ex Auctiones 22 (16 June 1992), lot 231.

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