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Session Five - Tuesday, February 14th 10:00am PST
Enlargement
1635 Thessaly, Pharsalos. Silver Hemidrachm (2.90 g), late 5th-mid 4th centuries BC
. Helmeted head of Athena left.
Reverse:
-
, head of
horse right within concave circle. Lavva 44 (V27/R23); BCD Thessaly II 644.1. Well struck and nicely toned.
Choice Very Fine
.
Estimate Value .............................................................................................................................................................................$250 - 300
From the Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Kovacs.
1636
Thessaly, Thessalian League. Silver Drachm (6.03 g),
mid-late 1st century BC
. Italos and Diokles, magistrates.
Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath; behind, magistrate' s
name: ITA
OY.
Reverse:
E
A-
N, Athena Itonia advancing
right, wielding spear and holding forth shield; across field, mag-
istrates' names:
IO-K
H
above and ITA
O
below; in upper
right field, N. BCD Thessaly II 843; HGC 4, 210. Nicely toned.
About Extremely Fine
.
Estimate Value ......................................................$350 - 400
From The Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection; Ex Coin Galler-
ies (16 November 1983), 187.
1637
Thessaly, Thessalian League. Silver Stater (5.92 g), mid-
late 1st century BC
. Philippos and Themistogenes, magis-
trates. Head of Zeus right, wearing oak wreath.
Reverse:
E
A-
N, Athena Itonia advancing right right, wielding
spear and holding forth shield on outstretched arm; above and
in exergue, magistrate' s names:
I
I
-
OY and
[
H]MI
TO[
ENH
]; in outer right field, Ennodia running right,
holding two torches. BCD Thessaly II 883.2; cf. SNG Copenha-
gen 296 (Artemis in inner right field). Boldly struck.
Extremely
Fine
.
Estimate Value ......................................................$250 - 300
From the Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from CNG in
the early 1990s.
1638
Thessaly, Thessalian League. Silver Stater (6.08 g), mid-
late 1st century BC
. Kephalos and Themisto…, magistrates.
Head of Zeus right, wearing oak wreath.
Reverse:
E
A-
N,
Athena Itonia advancing right right, wielding spear and holding
forth shield on outstretched arm; above and in exergue, magis-
trate' s names:
-
[
] and [
H]MI
[TO
ENH
]. BCD
Thessaly II 882.4 (same obv. die); Klose pp. 342 and 349, 40
(same obv. die). Well struck and toned.
Extremely Fine
.
Estimate Value ..................................................... $250 - 300
The Hanbery Collection.
1639
Akarnania, Argos Amphilochikon. Silver Stater (8.34 g),
ca. 340-300 BC
. A below, Pegasos flying left.
Reverse:
AM
I
above, head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet; in right
field, ABP and spear. Pegasi 33; BCD Akarnania 138. Nicely
toned.
Very Fine
.
Estimate Value ..................................................... $350 - 400