★ An exceptionally attractive reverse ★

THESSALY. Pharkadon. Circa 440-400 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 16 mm, 2.87 g, 2 h). Hero, nude and with petasos and chlamys flying behind his back, running right and holding a band with both his hands passing around the head of a bull's forepart to right. Rev. Φ-A- PK Forepart of a horse to right; all within incuse square. BCD Thessaly I 1269. BCD Thessaly II 604. HGC 4, 292. A very well centered example with an exceptionally attractive reverse. Minor die rust on the obverse, otherwise, good extremely fine.

From a Bavarian collection, formed in the early 2000s.