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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Chris B, post: 3794701, member: 87179&quot;]I had a happy surprise when I got home from work today. When Davissons posted this auction I was drawn to this particular piece. It appears to be struck particularly well and well, I just like it. It&#039;s the first I have of this style.</p><p><br /></p><p>Photos and description from the auction lot.</p><p><br /></p><p>Forgot to say: the surprise part was that I had forgotten about the auction until I got the notification that I had won.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>E-Auction 32 Lot 14</p><p><br /></p><p><b>THESSALY. Thessalian League.</b> Late 2nd-mid 1st century B.C. AR stater. 5.56 gm. 25 mm. Eupalides and Hegesaretos, magistrates. Struck circa late 2nd to mid 1st century B.C. Laureate head of Zeus right / Athena Itonia advancing right, holding shield and hurling spear; K-A across fields, ΘEΣΣA - ΛΩN to either side, EYΠA-ΛΙΔO[Y] above, HΓHΣAPETO[Σ] in exergue. BCD Thessaly II 865.2. HGC 4, 209.<i> Good Extremely Fine; light attractive toning with luster; two short striking splits; slightly double struck on reverse. Beautiful style portrait, very sharply struck and well centered on an exceptionally broad flan.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1013869[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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