Lot 915 continued from previous page. 915.1 Koinon of Thessaly. temp. Augustus. 27 BC–AD 14. Æ Assarion (16mm, 3.65 g, 12h). Sosandros, strategos. [ΣΩ]ΣAN-ΔPOY, helmeted head of Athena right / ΘEΣ-ΣAΛ[ΩN], horse trotting right. Burrer Em. 1a, Series 2, 33.1 (A7/R32 – this coin, rev. illustrated on pl. 2); RPC -. Fine, pale olive green patina, some minor roughness; rare. 915.2 Koinon of Thessaly. temp. Augustus. 27 BC–AD 14. Æ Assarion (17mm, 4.42 g, 10h). Sosandros, strategos. [ΣΩΣA]N-ΔPOY, helmeted head of Athena right / ΘEΣΣA-ΛΩ-[N], horse trotting right. Burrer Em. 1a, Series 2, 34.2 (A7/R33 – this coin); RPC -. Good Fine, green patina; rare. 915.3 Koinon of Thessaly. Augustus. 27 BC–AD 14. Æ Assarion (18mm, 6.14 g, 7h). Megalokles, son of Sosandros, strategos. ΣEBAΣTO[Σ] [Θ]EΣΣAΛΩN, bare head right / [ME]ΓAΛOKΛH ΣΩΣANΔ[POV], Athena Itonia striding right, hurling spear held in her right hand, shield on her left arm; 7 in right field. Burrer Em. 1b, Series 1, 38 (A6/R35); RPC 1426. Good Fine, dark green and brown surfaces. 915.4 Koinon of Thessaly. Augustus. 27 BC–AD 14. Æ Assarion (18mm, 5.07 g, 12h). Megalokles, son of Sosandros, strategos. ΣEB[AΣTOΣ] ΘEΣΣAΛ[ΩN], bare head right / MEΓAΛOKΛH [Σ]-Ω-ΣANΔPO-Y, Athena Itonia striding right, hurling spear held in her right hand, shield on her left arm; 7 in right field. Burrer Em. 1b, Series 1, - (A10/R–); RPC 1426. Fine, green patina. 915.5 Koinon of Thessaly. Augustus. 27 BC–AD 14. Æ Assarion (17mm, 5.13 g, 6h). Megalokles, son of Sosandros, strategos. ΣEBAΣΣTO-[Σ] (sic) [ΘE]-ΣAΛ[ΩN], bare head right; countermark in center: ligate ME in incuse square / MEΓAΛOK[ΛH] [ΣΩΣA]NΔPOV, Athena Itonia striding right, hurling spear held in her right hand, shield on her left arm; 7 in right field. Burrer Em. 1b, Series 1, 51 corr. (A13/R43 – this coin, rev. illustrated on pl. 2 [incorrect obv. legend]); RPC 1426. Fine, countermark weakly struck VF, green patina.
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916. Koinon of Thessaly. Augustus. 27 BC–AD 14. Æ Tetrassarion (25mm, 19.75 g, 6h). Megalokles, strategos. ΣEBA[ΣTOΣ] [Θ]EΣΣAΛΩN, laureate head right / [ΣTPA]THΓOY MEΓAΛ[O]KΛ[E]OYΣ, laurel wreath with tie ends fluttering upward. Burrer Em. 2, Series 1, 61 corr. (A16/R50; rev. legend); RPC Supp. S-1426A. Near VF, green patina; very rare. ($200) Until the appearance of this coin, none of the examples were struck or preserved well enough to read the full reverse legend. It is not surprising, though, to find that the Megalokles’ title was on this issue, as it is on all the other issues of Burrer’s Emission 2.
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917. Koinon of Thessaly. Augustus. 27 BC–AD 14. Æ Diassarion (24mm, 11.90 g, 6h). Megalokles, strategos, and Arist..., Tamias(?). ΣEBAΣT-[H]-ΩN ΘEΣΣAΛΩN, laureate head right / ΣTPATHΓ[OY] ME-ΓAΛOKΛEO[YΣ] APIΣT, Athena Itonia striding right, hurling spear held in her right hand, shield on her left arm. Burrer Em. 2, Series 2, 76 (A19/R65); RPC 1428. Near VF, green patina. Very rare variety without monogram. ($125)
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