Lot 3283

Description

Thessaly, Thessalian League, Provincial Imperial Coinage, Nero, (54 -68 A.D.), AE 23, dupondius or diassarion, (8.67 grams), issue by Strategos Aristion, obv. Nero laureate head to right, **NERW[N QE] SSALWN* around, rev. Apollo Musegetes walking to right holding cithara, around **ARISTIWNO/S STRATHGOU*, (S.548, Rogers 79, Burrer 11 [obv.2, rev.9], RPC 1439, Leake 4904-5 [same dies]); Domitian, AE 20 another AE 18, assarion, (7.52, 5.28 grams), obv. laureate head of Domitian to right, **[DOMIT]IANON KAISARA QESSALOI* around, rev. draped bust of Domitia, **DOMIT IAN SEBASSTHN* around, (S.891, Rogers 88, Burrer 10 [obv.2, rev.9] and Burrer 62 [obv.18, rev.47], RPC 277, BCD Nomos 4, 1407); Hadrian, (117-138 A.D.), AE 20-21, assarion, (4.96, 4.03 grams), Nikomachos Strategos, issued 123-125, obv. laureate and draped bust of Hadrian to right, **ADR*IANON KAICAPA **QE*CCA**LOI* around, rev. Athena Itonia standing to right with spear and shield, monogram for Strategos OX NIK OMAXOY around, (S.1127, Rogers 90, cf.Burrer pp.180-193) (one illustrated). Very good - good fine, all very scarce. (5)