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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 3169030, member: 57495&quot;]Welcome to the Dark Side, [USER=87179]@Chris B[/USER]!&nbsp; Those are a couple of very nice coins to start off your Greek collection.&nbsp; You could not have scored the bull wrestler hemidrachm for a better price, IMHO.&nbsp; The ongoing sales of BCD&#039;s massive collection has allowed some of these coins to be picked up at very affordable prices.&nbsp; Here&#039;s my Pharkadon:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]814933[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The <i>taurokathapsia</i> series was struck by a confederation of Thessalian authorities from around 460 BC, after they had come together to form an&nbsp; alliance with Athens.&nbsp; They were issued by Larissa, Pharkadon, Trikka, Krannon, Pherai, the Perrhaiboi, Pelinna and Skotoussa (the last two mints being the scarcest).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In pointing out stylistic differences of the obverse dies of Larissa&#039;s bull wrestler hemidrachms, Cathy Lorber had this to say: &quot;<i>The right-facing hero is rather dumpy, with a thick rounded hat, arguably a petasus rather than a kausia.&nbsp; The left-facing hero is slightly more gracile, though still endowed with protruding buttocks and powerful thighs, and his kausia has a tiny crown and wide brim.</i>&quot;</p><p>Hmmm, perhaps too much information for the general collector? <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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