Ancients => A Humble Addition to Thessaly-Ville!! => Pile-on!!

Yup => today I added another humble stead to my Thessaly stable ...

Sure, the horse's snout is runnin' out of room, but hopefully the sweet-wheat reverse will make-up for it and solidify this coin as a stevex6 budget-winner!! (thrifty score => 1.3 times estimate)

Oh and yah => this baby has that sweet crystaline thing goin' on!! (man, I love the looks of that "aging occurence")

=> Giddy-up and eat your wheat!!

THESSALY, Thessalian League. AR Obol
Circa 470s-460s BC
Diameter: 10 mm
Weight: 0.96 grams
Obverse: Head of bridled horse right
Reverse: ΦE TA, wheat grain; all within incuse lozenge
Reference: Franke,Geschichte 9; BCD Thessaly I 1005
Other: 5h … VF, lightly toned

From the BCD Collection

 

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Oh, and as per usual => let's see some coins from the Thessalian League, or from Thessaly, or with wheat, or with *whatev*

=> oh, or toss-in your sweet coins with that beautiful crystaline thang!!

cheers

 

Very nice Steve! I'll have to wait and see or get creative or buy another coin to join this pile-on...

Creative...

Not silver, no wheat, not from Thessaly, but a horse and a little corn?
Got one!

Zeugitana, Carthage, BC 300 - 264
AE, 4.78g, 19mm; 2h
Obv.: Head of Tanit left, wreathed in corn
Rev.: Horsehead right

I love this coin for it's smooth, black surface and the zombified horse. I'm not really sure how other collectors feel about the green, but I think it adds an interesting appeal.

 

That is a gorgeous coin, Steve! Congrats!

Erin

 

Thanks, gang ... oh, and Jwt => love your coin-post (thanks for posting)

Honestly, you dudes have awesome coins ...

=> let's see a few of 'em!! (why did you buy them ... you should let them run around and get some fricken exercise, my coin-friends!!)

My threads are kinda like backyard coin-BBQs!!



Tell your friends!!

 

Terrific coin Steve!!!

You caught me a few months short of having any of the type...and all I have are a couple of bronzes from Carthage (horses?)

 

My Thessalian coins wanted to meet the new neighbors so I'm bringing them to your BBQ

You should keep an eye on Herakles though. He can be a mean drunk. His previous owner let him run wild


THESSALY, The Oitaioi
167-146 BCE
AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.30 g, 1h)
Herakleia Trachinia mint
Obv: Lion’s head left, spear in its jaws
Rev: OITAI downward to right, ΩN downward to left, Herakles standing facing, holding club in both hands
Ref: Valassiadis 9; BCD Thessaly II 494 (same obverse die)
Acquired from @Ardatirion (Bill Dalzell, Classical Numismatic Group Numismatist)
Ex BCD Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 290), lot 57
Ex Peus 384 (2 November 2005), lot 199
Ex Vinchon (20 May 1959), lot 483
Ex M. Ratto 11 (16 May 1935), lot 239
Ex R. Ratto (4 April 1927), lot 1023
Ex Naville-Ars Classica V (18 June 1923), lot 1764


THESSALY, Thessalian League
48/7 BCE
Magistrates Nikolaos, Ni..., and Gorgias
AR stater, 23 mm, 6.3 gm
Obv: head of Zeus right, wearing oak wreath
Rev: ΘΕΣΣΑ / ΛΩΝ Athena Itonia striding right, hurling spear with her right hand and extending shield in her left; above spear, ΝΙΚΟ -ΛΑΟΣ; below shield, ΝΙ; to left and right, Γ-ΟΡ/ΓΙ-Α/Σ
Ref: CNG 78, 14 May 2008, 485 (same dies). Grose 4928 var.
ex Höher collection

 

Nice silver, steve. Love the horse portrait on it.


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

 

Whoa, bringing out the big guns!

 

Opps...I forgot about my modest drachm (6.11 grams) of Larissa in Thessalia,
350-320 BC.

That will have to do for me---until I'm announced as the newest power-ball billionaire

 

Umh, Steve, I'm not sure this coin fits with the rest of your collection. Too much crystalization and that horse's snout is almost cut off. I'll tell you what, I'm willing to selflessly sacrifice myself so you don't have to, so why don't you send me that puppy free of charge and I'll suffer owning this coin so you don't have to endure those issues. What do you say buddy? I'm quite a pal, aren't I?

OK, all joking aside, you got yourself another winner. I love that horse, and the crystalization does give it a nice charm.

 

Sweet, sweet coins, gang ... thanks for posting

=> here are a handful more of my cool Thessaly bunch ...

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



THESSALY, Larissa, AR Obol
Circa 460-440 BC
Diameter: 12 mm
Weight: 0.90 grams
Obverse: Horse advancing right; above, head of lion right
Reverse: Λ [Α] RI around from upper left, Larissa standing right, balancing hydria on raised knee; to left, lion’s head fountain right, from which water pours forth; all within incuse square
Reference: BCD Thessaly II 358.1 (same dies)
Other: 9h … VF
From the BCD Collection




THESSALY, Trikka, AR Hemidrachm

Circa 440-400 BC
Diameter: 16 mm
Weight: 2.87 grams
Obverse: Thessalos, petasos and cloak tied at neck, holding band around head of forepart of bull right; E below bull’s head, V between the legs of Thessalos
Reverse: Forepart of bridled horse right; TP I /KKA I OИ around from upper left (KK retrograde); all within incuse square
Reference: BCD Thessaly II 775.5 (same dies)
Other: 1h … pit on the reverse
From the BCD Collection




THESSALY, Oitaioi. AR Hemidrachm
Circa 360-344 BC
Diameter: 16 mm
Weight: 2.83 grams
Obverse: Head of lion left, spear in jaws
Reverse: Herakles standing facing, holding club
Reference: Valassiadis 3; BCD Thessaly II 489; SNG Copenhagen 181
Other: 11h ... Near VF, find patina, minor roughness




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




THESSALY, Homolion. Æ Dichalkon
Circa 350 BC
Diameter: 17 mm
Weight: 5.07 grams
Obverse: Head of Philoktetes right, wearing conical hat
Reverse: OMOΛI KO[N] around from lower left, serpent coiled right
Reference: Rogers 263; BCD Thessaly II 92
Other: 7h … Near VF, dark brown patina
From the BCD Collection




THESSALY, Skotoussa, AR Hemidrachm
Early-mid 4th century BC
Diameter: 15 mm
Weight: 2.83 grams
Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress
Reverse: Forepart of horse right; Σ KO below
Reference: BCD Thessaly II 740 (same rev. die)
Other: 12 h ... VF, granular surfaces
From the BCD Collection




THESSALY, Lamia, AR Hemidrachm
Circa 350-300 BC
Diameter: 15 mm
Weight: 2.58 grams
Obverse: Head of young Dionysos left, wearing ivy wreath
Reverse: ΛMΑΙΕ ΩΝ, amphora; ivy leaf above; to right, prochous with handle to right
Reference: Georgiou, Mint 11; BCD Thessaly II 127.3; HGC 4, 120
Other: 3h … VF, lightly toned, minor porosity
From the BCD Collection



Hmmm, counting today's sweet score, I have 7 BCD Collection Thessaly examples

 

man,i wish i had something to post here.

it's a great little coin stevex, horse and grain a neat comob, good details, cool crystalization!

 

Nice addition as usual Steve. And I like the rest of your hoard.

 

I was going to play but you have posted all the types I have in crystallized from Thessaly. You have a wonderful set of Lego brick silver. However, in honor of your new coin, I will go have a snack of my favorite cheese (Feta). Wait, I do have one Larissa drachm you don't but fourrees don't crystalize.

 

Love the new coin little brother. You do seem to have a way of picking winners.


THESSALIAN LEAGUE
AR Drachm
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right, ΓAYANA (magistrate) behind
Rev: Athena Itonia standing right, with shield and about to hurl spear, ΘEΣΣA - ΛΩN to sides, bunch of grapes on vine right, Π-O / Λ-Y (magistrate) across lower fields
Struck at Thessaly 196-146 BC
4.0g, 16 mm
BMC 36

 

Nice score from the provenance that keeps on giving!

Here's my ex BCD from Thessaly, Lamia:


You want reticulation, you got reticulation:

 

Nice!! ... man Z-Bro, those are three great thread-additions!! (gorgeous coins)

"Reticulation" that's it!! (gawd, I can never remember that word!! ... and I was too embarrassed to ask TIF again, so thanks, brother)



Ummm, well I guess posting a few more of my reticulated coins would be okay, eh?

 

Great new coin, Steve-o! I also love the look of those finely-reticulated fractionals. In fact, I prefer the look to smooth surfaces, especially on tiny coins.

 

I totally agree, my coin-friend ... curious, do you have any cool examples?

=> please post 'em, if you've got 'em ... I love seeing sweet examples

Cheers