Ancients => Hey, it ain't March 1st quite yet => Another sweet, sweet larissa!!

Yah, my budget doesn't start until March 1st, so I couldn't resist takin' a peek at today's auction ... I scored two sweet coins

=> and here is the first addition .... yup, it's another horsey-coin from Thessaly Larissa (man, I never get tired of collecting these cool examples!!) ...

This baby is an "AE" version ... I think that it's very cool (I hope that you guys agree)

THESSALY, Larissa, Æ Tetrachalkon
Circa 356-337 BC
Diameter: 19 mm
Weight: 8.60 grams
Obverse: Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left
Reverse: ΛAPI Σ/AIΩN around from upper left (N retrograde), bridled horse trotting right; E above; below, grain ear upward to left
Reference: Rogers 273; BCD Thessaly II 387.8; HGC 4, 517
Other: 5h … Near EF, dark green patina
From the BCD Collection





... yah, despite the obverse being a bit off-center, I think that this sweet example is all that!!

=> man, ya gotta love these 3/4 facing examples, eh?

 

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Beautiful addition, Steve

 

Now this is a coin little brother. Very, very nice.

 

=> thanks Bing => yah, I like them both (I try not to pigeon-hole myself ... let the pretty pigeons fly around, my brother)



Cheers (best wishes)

 

Hey, I like my little hole!!!!

 

Very nice Steve, just awesome details, got them in under the wire...Sweet!!!

 

=> ahahah ...

... the bird is awesome!!

=> let that bugger fly, my friend!! (don't clip your own wings)

 

You'll have to substitute "Larissa" in your head but this Southern Rock classic seems appropriate

 

Very very sweet, indeed. I had a long watchlist for this auction, but all the coins went way over what I wanted to pay. Not a lot of days left for me to spend my pre-March 1 coin budget!

 

Sorry, gang... yah, I'm tryin' to hold it, but man, I've gotta blow my Thessaly!!





ahhhhhhhhhhhh ...

=> hey, please feel free to relieve yourselves of your pent-up frustrations ...

Bring-on your Thessaly coins!!!

 

those are some thessaly all stars stevex.

the coin is beautiful, nymph is fantastic...so is the horse. nice dark color.


i don't have a thessaly coin.

 

Just posted my new one from Lamia, so here's one from Kierion.


THESSALY, Kierion
AR Trihemiobol
Circa 350 - 325 BC
1.18g, 13.5mm
BCD Thessaly II 104.1
O: Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath.
R: Nymph Arne kneeling right, head left, playing with astragaloi; ΚΙΕΡΙΕ-IΩΝ / Φ.

 

I grade your coin DF, Steve: Damn Fine!

 

Thar she blows.

 

Loving the patina on the original coin. You really have built up a series Greek collection. You got some real good taste my friend.

 

hey, thanks for posting your sweet example, Z-bro (that's the spirit!!)

Cheers

 

S6. Your thread has made me dream of owning a nymph. Curious am I to find out what these charming mysterious creatures were ? Or what did they symbolize.

 

Wow, sweet, sweet coins.

 

Not sure which side I like more. Sweet coin!

 

Steve,
Super nice coins.
~Doug