108
Thessaly, Pharsalos (late 5
th
to mid 4
th
Century BC), Silver Drachm, 5.95g. Dies signed by Telephantos. Head
of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with wing and palmette, small
ΤΗ
and
ΙΠ
between
crest and neckguard
.
Rev.
Φ−Α
, warrior on horseback right, wearing petasos and carrying logobolon over
shoulder, small T (off flan) in exergue, all within shallow incuse square (Lavva 93b (V47/R53; this coin);
BCD Thessaly II 639 corr.). Nicely toned, extremely fine.
$ 2,500
ex BCD Collection
ex Leu Auction 33, 3 May 1983, lot 304
109 110 111
109
Thessaly, Thessalian League (196-146 BC), Silver Double Victoriatus, 6.30g, 1h. Magistrates Sosipatros
and Gorgopas. Head of Zeus facing right, wearing a laurel-wreath. Rev. Athena Itonia advancing right,
brandishing a spear and holding a shield, small
NI
flanking Athena, magistrates’ names above and below
(cf McClean 4873; BMC Thessaly, p.3, 25 var; SNG Copenhagen 295 var)
.
Some light double-striking on
reverse, extremely fine.
$ 350
110
Thessaly, Thessalian League (2
nd
to 1
st
Century BC), Silver Double Victoriatus, 5.97g, 12h. Magistrates
Ippolochos and Atrestides. Head of Zeus facing right, wearing a laurel-wreath. Rev.
ΘE
ΣΣ
A /
ΛON
, Athena
Itonia advancing right, brandishing spear and holding shield,
IΠΠOΛ-OXO
Σ
above,
ATPEΣ
[
TI
ΔH
] in
exergue (McClean 4927, pl. 179, 7). Some light porosity on reverse, bright surfaces, about extremely fine.
Scarce
.
$ 200
111
Thessaly, Thessalian League (mid to late 1
st
Century BC), Silver Double Victoriatus, 5.88g, 12h. Magistrates
Philippos and Themistogenes. Head of Zeus facing right, wearing an oak-wreath. Rev.
ΘE
ΣΣ
A /
ΛΩN
, Athena
Itonia advancing right, brandishing a spear and holding a shield, [
Φ
]
IΛIΠ-ΠOY
above, [
ΘE
]
MI
Σ
TO
ΓE
[
NE
Σ
]
in exergue, Ennodia running to right on right, holding two torches (BMC 28; SNG Copenhagen 296 var;
BCD Thessaly II, 883.2). Attractive iridescent cabinet tone, nearly extremely fine.
$ 250
112 113
112
Boiotia, Thebes (c.395-338 BC), Silver Stater, 12.24g. Struck c.368-364 BC. Boiotian shield. Rev. [
A
]
P-KA
,
amphora, two leaves on each handle, all within a shallow incuse circle (BCD 537; Hepworth 14; BMC 117-9).
Slightly off-centre, good very fine.
$ 500
113
Euboia, Histiaia (3
rd
to 2
nd
Century BC), Silver Tetrobol, 2.11g, 12h. Head of nymph Histiaia facing right,
wreathed with vine. Rev.
I
Σ
TI-
[
A
]
IEΩ-N
, nymph Histiaia seated right on a galley decorated with a winged
thunderbolt, a monogram on right (BMC 113; BCD 416). Attractively toned, nearly extremely fine.
$ 100
