Lot 4316

Description

Thessaly, Thessalian League, silver stater (double victoriatus or one and half denarii), 196-146 B.C., (BCD suggests mid-late 1st century B.C.), (5.75 g), Aristokles, magistrates, struck at Larissa mint, obv. head of Zeus r. crowned with a laureate wreath in oak across, uncertain monogram behind, uncertain letters below, rev. **QESSA* to l. **LWN* to r., the Thessalian Pallas, Athena Itonia advancing r. brandishing spear & holding shield, above **A RIS*, to left and right of Athena legs **TO KL/S H*, plain in exergue, (cf.S.2233, BCD Triton XV 874.3 [This Coin], cf.SNG Cop. 281 [Pl.6], McClean 4852 [p.235, cf.Pl.178, 11], BMC -). Bright, nearly extremely fine and rare.

Ex Noble Numismatics Private Sale December 12, 2012 and from BCD Collection, sold in Triton XV as (lot 874.3) [illustrated].