CNG Triton XVI Virtual Catalog

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336. THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 405/0-370 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 6.04 g, 8h). Early facing head type. Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly right, hair in ampyx / Horse grazing right; r5 above. L-S Group 4, Head type 23, Dies O101/RР(rev. die unlisted for O101, but same rev. die as O98/R2); BCD Thessaly II 246 (same obv. die). Good VF, attractive light toning, a few small die breaks on reverse. ($300) From the BCD Collection.

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337. THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 380-365 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 6.11 g, 11h). Middle facing head type. Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly right, hair in ampyx, wearing plain necklace / Thessalos, wearing petasos and chlamys, standing right in background, restraining horse running right in foreground; ¬Å-r-5sÅ clockwise around from upper left. L-S Series 3, Dies O1/R4; BCD Thessaly II 291; Künker 94, lot 758 (same dies). Good VF, toned, minor doubling and some die wear on reverse. Struck from artistic dies. ($750) From the BCD Collection.

338. THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 380-365 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 5.98 g, 12h). Middle facing head type. Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly right, grain ears in hair, wearing plain necklace / Thessalian warrior, wearing tunic, chlamys, and petasos, holding lance, on horse bounding right; ¬Å-r-5sÅ5W@ clockwise around from upper left. L-S Series 5, Dies O1/R1; BCD Thessaly II 292 (same obv. die); Leu 81, lot 190 = Leu 42, lot 210 (same dies). EF, lightly toned, a hint of granularity, a few light marks under tone on obverse, slight die shift on reverse. Artistic workmanship. ($1000) From the BCD Collection.

339. THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 380-365 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 6.10 g, 9h). Middle facing head type. Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly right, grain ears in hair, wearing plain necklace / Mare standing right with foal right in the background; ¬År5s-Å5W@ above and below. L-S Series 6, Type A, dies O6/R1; BCD Thessaly II 295-6 var. (arrangement of ethnic); CNG 58, lot 387 (same dies). Near EF, toned, double struck on reverse. Artistic obverse die. ($300) From the BCD Collection.

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