THESSALY. Trikka. Circa 440-400 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 16.5 mm, 2.78 g, 5 h). Youthful hero, Thessalos, nude but for cloak and petasos hanging over his shoulder, striding right, holding a band in both his hands around the head of the forepart of a bull moving right. Rev. T-P-IK-K-A-I Forepart of bridled horse to right; all within very shallow incuse circle. BCD Thessaly II 775.4 ( same dies ). HGC 4, 311. Toned. Old scrape under tone on reverse, light surface granularity, otherwise, nearly very fine.
From the Trausnitz Collection, ex Giessener Münzhandlung 87, 2 March 1998, 145.
Price realized | 85 CHF |
Starting price | 50 CHF |