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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2088997, member: 57495&quot;]I confess this was bought mainly because I was itching to pick up my first coin of 2015.&nbsp; Still, it had a pretty strong appeal - the toning is lovely (better than I&#039;ve managed to capture), and I&#039;ve always liked coins with amphoras on them even though I&#039;m not a wine drinker... for me they&#039;re all filled with olive oil <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; In addition, it also shows a prochous (pouring vessel) beside the amphora.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a little bonus of the sort I really enjoy, the coin came with a handwritten tag noting that it was acquired from a &quot;Domokos area&quot; hoard in late 1979.&nbsp; Domokos, located in central Greece, is just about 20 miles north of Lamia, where the coin was struck.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to post your coins of Lamia, Thessaly, or coins showing ancient drinking vessels.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]390730[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>THESSALY, Lamia</b></p><p>Circa 400 - 375 BC</p><p>AR Hemidrachm</p><p>2.88g, 15mm</p><p>BCD Thessaly II 121 (same rev. die)</p><p>O: Head of young Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath.</p><p>R: ΛAMΙ ΕΩ Ν, amphora; to right, prochous with handle to right. </p><p><i>Ex BCD Collection</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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