Ancients => Giddy-up, Thessaly => Giddy-up!! (got me a tough lookin' horse!!)

Wow, it was love at first sight with this yummy coin!!

=> man, ya gotta love the look on good ol' Thessaly's snortin' face, eh?

THESSALY, Pharsalos. AR Hemidrachm
Mid-late 5th century BC
Diameter: 14 mm
Weight: 2.88 grams
Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena right
Reverse: Head and neck of horse right within incuse square
Reference: Lavva 31 (V21/R19); BCD Thessaly II –; Moustaka 51; SNG Copenhagen 217-8
Other: 12h … lightly toned

From the Demetrios Armounta Collection

 

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That's a righteous rendering for such a compact canvas!

 

I agree, Coin-P

=> man, ya gotta love the good ol' archaic animal coins, eh? (I love it when it's within incuse square!!)

 

Lovely horse.

Almost bought one like it last week but made the choice to buy multiple coins then 1 expensive one.

My only greek horse.


Krannon, Thessaly, Greece, (350 - 300 B.C.)
AE dichalkon
O: Horseman galloping right, wearing petasos and chlamys.
R: “KR-AN/NO”, hydria (water carrying vessel) mounted on cart.
Krannon mint
4.605
17.4
Rogers Thessaly 197, SNG Cop 43, SGCV I 2073

 

Punic Pony & Palm:

 

Nice lookin' pony, brother ...

 

That has to be one of the best you have in your corral little brother. Good on ya.

 

Athena looks rather pissed too, and you really don't want to piss off Athena. What a great coin with abundant character.

 

Hmmm? ... well JA, I kinda disagree ...

=> "I've been a very bad-bad boy, Athena" ...

 

I really like this one, Steve. It is a lot better than mine.

 

=> thanks Doug ... but it's kinda funny, because I never think that one is "better" than another (now I kinda want both of 'em!!)



Oh, and thanks for the comment (I always like hearing your xpurt opinion, my friend)

 

Stunning coin! That horse is really something else.

 

Nice Steve, Very nice,

 

that's awesome, the horse reverse is beautiful.

 

Awesome details on horse. That is one grumpy pony. You always seem to come up with the most interesting coins.

No Galba though eh? Just sayin.

 

Nice silver, a great horse, what's not to like. A great catch.

I bought one many years ago but was unhappy with it so parted with it and have been on the look out for a replacement ever since.

Mine suffered from crystallisation and porosity and was far more worn than your example but was my first Greek silver coin and I remember it fondly.

Martin