Lot 3248
Sale 83 · Important Australian & World Coins & Banknotes
Description
Thessaly, Cretan Mercenaries (Rhodes), (175-170 B.C.), Pseudo-Rhodian drachm, (2.584 grams), obv. head of Helios three quarter facing to right, rev. rose with bud on right stalk dividing I **W*, above EPMIA**S*. (cf.S.5050, Price 'The Larissa 1968 hoard' (Kraay-Morkholm Essays pp.241-2), Nos. 247-1075 [includes this coin], SNG Finland 793-5). Obverse slightly off centre, nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Ex Larissa 1968 Hoard (found Sitochoro, north-east of Pharsala) in Greece.
- Estimate
- $150
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $160