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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 2319815, member: 44183&quot;]<span style="color: #0000ff">Sweet, sweet coins, gang ... thanks for posting</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">=&gt; here are a handful more of my cool Thessaly bunch ... </span></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">THESSALY, Pharsalos. AR Hemidrachm</span></b></p><p>Mid-late 5th century BC</p><p>Diameter: 14 mm</p><p>Weight: 2.88 grams</p><p>Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena right</p><p>Reverse: Head and neck of horse right within incuse square</p><p>Reference: Lavva 31 (V21/R19); BCD Thessaly II –; Moustaka 51; SNG Copenhagen 217-8</p><p>Other: 12h … lightly toned</p><p><i>From the Demetrios Armounta Collection</i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]468653[/ATTACH]</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">THESSALY, Larissa, AR Obol </span></b></p><p>Circa 460-440 BC</p><p>Diameter: 12 mm</p><p>Weight: 0.90 grams</p><p>Obverse: Horse advancing right; above, head of lion right</p><p>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</p><p>Reference: BCD Thessaly II 358.1 (same dies)</p><p>Other: 9h … VF</p><p><i>From the BCD Collection</i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]468654[/ATTACH]</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">THESSALY, Trikka, AR Hemidrachm</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Circa 440-400 BC</p><p>Diameter: 16 mm</p><p>Weight: 2.87 grams</p><p>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</p><p>Reverse: Forepart of bridled horse right; TP I /KKA I OИ around from upper left (KK retrograde); all within incuse square</p><p>Reference: BCD Thessaly II 775.5 (same dies)</p><p>Other: 1h … pit on the reverse</p><p><i>From the BCD Collection</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]468655[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">THESSALY, Oitaioi. AR Hemidrachm </span></b></p><p>Circa 360-344 BC</p><p>Diameter: 16 mm</p><p>Weight: 2.83 grams</p><p>Obverse: Head of lion left, spear in jaws</p><p>Reverse: Herakles standing facing, holding club</p><p>Reference: Valassiadis 3; BCD Thessaly II 489; SNG Copenhagen 181</p><p>Other: 11h ... Near VF, find patina, minor roughness</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]468656[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">THESSALY, Larissa, Æ Tetrachalkon </span></b></p><p>Circa 356-337 BC</p><p>Diameter: 19 mm</p><p>Weight: 8.60 grams</p><p>Obverse: Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left</p><p>Reverse: ΛAPI Σ/AIΩN around from upper left (N retrograde), bridled horse trotting right; E above; below, grain ear upward to left</p><p>Reference: Rogers 273; BCD Thessaly II 387.8; HGC 4, 517</p><p>Other: 5h … Near EF, dark green patina</p><p><i>From the BCD Collection</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]468657[/ATTACH] </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">THESSALY, Homolion. Æ Dichalkon</span></b></p><p>Circa 350 BC</p><p>Diameter: 17 mm</p><p>Weight: 5.07 grams</p><p>Obverse: Head of Philoktetes right, wearing conical hat</p><p>Reverse: OMOΛI KO[N] around from lower left, serpent coiled right</p><p>Reference: Rogers 263; BCD Thessaly II 92</p><p>Other: 7h … Near VF, dark brown patina</p><p><i>From the BCD Collection</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]468658[/ATTACH] </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">THESSALY, Skotoussa, AR Hemidrachm</span></b></p><p>Early-mid 4th century BC</p><p>Diameter: 15 mm</p><p>Weight: 2.83 grams</p><p>Obverse:&nbsp; Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress</p><p>Reverse:&nbsp; Forepart of horse right; Σ KO below</p><p>Reference:&nbsp; BCD Thessaly II 740 (same rev. die)</p><p>Other: 12 h ... VF, granular surfaces</p><p><i>From the BCD Collection</i></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]468659[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">THESSALY, Lamia, AR Hemidrachm</span></b></p><p>Circa 350-300 BC</p><p>Diameter: 15 mm</p><p>Weight: 2.58 grams</p><p>Obverse: Head of young Dionysos left, wearing ivy wreath</p><p>Reverse: ΛMΑΙΕ ΩΝ, amphora; ivy leaf above; to right, prochous with handle to right</p><p>Reference: Georgiou, Mint 11; BCD Thessaly II 127.3; HGC 4, 120</p><p>Other: 3h … VF, lightly toned, minor porosity</p><p><i>From the BCD Collection</i></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]468668[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Hmmm, counting today&#039;s sweet score, I have 7 BCD Collection Thessaly examples </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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