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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2319716, member: 56859&quot;]My Thessalian coins wanted to meet the new neighbors so I&#039;m bringing them to your BBQ <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>You should keep an eye on Herakles though.&nbsp; He can be a mean drunk.&nbsp; His previous owner let him run wild <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_4136c68fe9db40fb96179a01c3524050.jpg/v1/fit/w_2000,h_1042,q_90/ae43f8_4136c68fe9db40fb96179a01c3524050.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>THESSALY, The Oitaioi</b></p><p>167-146 BCE</p><p>AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.30 g, 1h)</p><p>Herakleia Trachinia mint</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; Lion’s head left, spear in its jaws</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; OITAI downward to right, ΩN downward to left, Herakles standing facing, holding club in both hands</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Valassiadis 9; BCD Thessaly II 494 (same obverse die)</p><p><i>Acquired from [USER=9204]@Ardatirion[/USER] (Bill Dalzell, Classical Numismatic Group Numismatist)</i></p><p><i>Ex BCD Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 290), lot 57</i></p><p><i>Ex Peus 384 (2 November 2005), lot 199</i></p><p><i>Ex Vinchon (20 May 1959), lot 483</i></p><p><i>Ex M. Ratto 11 (16 May 1935), lot 239</i></p><p><i>Ex R. Ratto (4 April 1927), lot 1023</i></p><p><i>Ex Naville-Ars Classica V (18 June 1923), lot 1764</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]468631[/ATTACH] </i></p><p><b>THESSALY, Thessalian League</b></p><p>48/7 BCE </p><p>Magistrates Nikolaos, Ni..., and Gorgias</p><p>AR stater, 23 mm, 6.3 gm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; head of Zeus right, wearing oak wreath</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; 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</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; CNG 78, 14 May 2008, 485 (same dies). Grose 4928 var.</p><p><i>ex Höher collection</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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