340. THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 370-360 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 6.02 g, 1h). Bull leaping right; ¬År5sÅ5W@ above / Thessalian warrior, wearing tunic, chlamys, and petasos, holding lance, on horse bounding right. Lorber, Thessalian 101; BCD Thessaly II 186 (same dies); BMC 54; Traité IV 698. Near EF, even gray tone with light golden hues around the devices and underlying luster, a little die wear on obverse, light cleaning marks in field on reverse. Well centered and struck, exceptional for issue. ($750) From the BCD Collection.
341. THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 365-356 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 6.14 g, 1h). Late facing head type. Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, hair in ampyx, wearing triple-pendant earring and plain necklace / Horse standing left, preparing to lie down; ¬År5s-Å5W@ below and above. Lorber, Hoard, Phase L-I; BCD Thessaly II 286 (same obv. die). Near EF, lightly toned, light double strike on reverse, small die flaw on rump of horse. ($300) From the BCD Collection. According to Cathy Lorber, who is preparing a die study of the late facing head drachms, this coin is from the earliest dies in the L-I phase (the first phase in the series), before the plant was added below the horse on the reverse dies.
342. THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 356-342 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 12.41 g, 6h). Late facing head type. Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, hair in ampyx, wearing single-pendant earring and plain necklace / Bridled horse trotting right; ¬År5-s-Å5W@ around. L-S Type 2, Series A, dies O3/R4; BCD Thessaly II 306 (same obv. die); Jameson 1092 = Rhousopoulos 1320 (same dies). EF, attractive subtle toning with underlying luster. Excellent metal. ($3000) From the BCD Collection.
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