★ The hero Achilles ★

THESSALY. Koinon of Thessaly. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Hemiassarion (Bronze, 16 mm, 2.33 g, 6 h), Oul. Nikomachos, magistrate, circa 123-125. ΑΧΙΛΛΕYΣ Head of Achilles to right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Pegasos on the bowl. Rev. CTPA ΝΙΚΟΜΑΧΟΥ Horse walking right. BCD Thessaly I 1410 ( same dies ). Burrer 152. RPC III 459. Rare. An attractive example of this mythologically interesting issue. Very fine.

From a Swiss collection, formed before 2005.