THESSALY. Ainianes. Circa 360s-350s BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 16 mm, 2.63 g, 10 h), Hypata. Laureate and bearded head of Zeus to left. Rev. AINIAN-ΩN The hero Phemios, nude but for a belt holding a short sword in a scabbard and a chlamys draped over his shoulders and his left arm, standing left, facing front with his head turned to right, hurling a javelin with his right hand and holding his petasos, as if it were a small shield, with his left; on the ground line between his feet, sideways Φ. BCD Thessaly I 1013. BCD Thessaly II 26. Traité IV, 452, pl. CCLXXXVII, 15. Toned. Good fine.
From the Trausnitz Collection, ex Giessener Münzhandlung 105, 10 October 2000, 295.
Price realized | 85 CHF |
Starting price | 75 CHF |