Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 3048 SESSION 11 (9.30AM THURSDAY 2ND APRIL) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $1,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,300
THESSALY, Larissa (under Macedonian domination), (350-325 B.C.), silver drachm, (6.16 g), obv, facing head three-quarter to left of nymph Larissa, within dotted border, rev. horse grazing to right, with head down eating, above **LAPI, plain exergue, (S.2120, Lorber, head type 25, No.79.2(a), (this coin illustrated p.281), Pozzi 1222 [same dies]). Slightly off centre on the obverse with full flan on reverse, of finest style, extremely fine, scarce with an excellent pedigree.
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 53, lot 2085. Previously NFA Sale Sept. 9, 1993 (lot 172) and the featured illustrated example in Cathy Lorber's important work on this coinage.
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THESSALY, Larissa (under Macedonian domination), (350-325 B.C.), silver drachm, (6.16 g), obv, facing head three-quarter ...
Estimate $1,500
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THESSALY, Larissa (under Macedonian domination), (365-356 B.C.), silver drachm, (6.14 g), obv. facing head of ...
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Lot 3050
THESSALY, Larissa, (350-325 B.C.), silver drachm, (5.58 g), obv. head of nymph Larissa three-quarter facing ...
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