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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pavlos, post: 4629348, member: 96635&quot;][USER=90248]@Spaniard[/USER] Very nice write up about the Thessalian League and some really nice coins!</p><p>The Thessalian League must have been one of the oldest Leagues that survived the beginning of the Roman times in Greece.</p><p><br /></p><p>API is from [Λ]API[ΣAIΩN], Larissa, the city the coin is minted in (capital of Thessaly), I have seen it before on Thessalian league issues which had for example Λ-API.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some coins of the Thessalian League</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/e0Qbc5D.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Thessaly, Thessalian League. AE Dichalkon. Ippaitas magistrate (Late 2nd-mid 1st century B.C.)</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> IΠΠAI[TAΣ] helmeted head of Athena right.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> ΘEΣΣAΛΩN, horse trotting right.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/AtRMW3b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Thessaly, Thessalian League. AE Trichalkon. Herak..., magistrate (Mid-late 2nd century B.C.)</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Laureate head of Apollo right.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> ΘEΣΣA ΛΩN Athena Itonia right, with spear and shield; in field right: HPAK monogram.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/SR2gnfJ.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Thessaly, Thessalian League. AE Trichalkon. Polyxe..., magistrate (Mid - late 1st century B.C.)</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Laureate head of Apollo right.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> ΘEΣΣA ΛΩN Athena Itonia right, with spear and shield; above: ΠΟΛV-ΞΕ and star.</p><p><br /></p><p>I particularly like Apollo on this coin:</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/IQhCjiw.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Seleukid Kingdom. Demetrios II Nikator (146 - 138 B.C.). First reign. Æ Denomination B, Uncertain mint 94 in Northern Syria (145 – 144 B.C.).</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Laureate head of Apollo right, hair rolled, two long locks escaping down neck.</p><p><b>Reverse: </b>BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY NIKATOPOΣ; Filleted tripod.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> SC 1918;</p><p>5.78g; 18mm[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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