THESSALY. Kierion. Circa 400-360 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 16 mm, 2.97 g, 8 h). Laureate head of Zeus to right; behind his neck, vertical thunderbolt. Rev. KΙΕ-ΡΙΑΙ-ΟΝ / ΑΡΝΑ The nymph Arne kneeling to right, with her right knee lowered nearly to the ground, her head turned back to left and glancing downwards, nude to the waist, playing with some knucklebones she has thrown from her right hand while resting her left arm on her left knee. BCD Thessaly I, 1067. Traité II, 4, 510 and pl. CCLXXXIX, 23 ( same dies ). Extremely rare, apparently the third and best example known. An absolute tour de force by an artist-engraver of outstanding talent. The humanity of the head of Zeus, with his short beard and open mouth is virtually unique, and the way Arne twists her body has been handled masterfully. Some very minor deposits, otherwise, good extremely fine.