Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Sale 112    25–28 Jul 2016   Dixson Room, State Library of NSW   Sydney

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Lot 3638    Session 13 (9:30am Thursday 28th July)    Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $800
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $480

THESSALY, Larissa, (400-370 B.C.), silver drachm, (5.93 g), BCD dates early - mid 4th century, obv. Nymph Larissa three quarters facing to right, with ampyx and massed hair by cheek, dotted border, rev. horse with straight legs feeding to r. feet on exergue ground line, above **LARIS[I]*, plain in exergue, (cf.2124, BCD 213 (same reverse die, CNG Triton XV), cf.Herrmann ZfN (1925) (pl.VIII, 7 similar dies), C.Lorber & C.Shahar, 'The Silver Facing Head Coins of Larissa', online database Group 5, Type 24, HGC 4, 430). Toned, extremely fine and a very rare variety.

Ex BCD Collection and BCD notes as from similar dies to BCD 213. The dies of this coin are unpublished.

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