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THESSALY, Metropolis. Early 4th century BC. AR Trihemiobol (13mm, 1.29 g, 3h). Head of Aphrodite Kastnia facing slightly left; dove to left, crowning Eros to right / ΜΗΤΡΟΠ[Ο]-[ΛΙ]ΤΩΝ, Apollo Musegetes advancing right, playing lyre. BCD Thessaly II 475; HGC 4, 252. Near VF, toned, some porosity. Rare.
From the BCD Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular LXXVII.9 (September 1969), no. 6058.
A note from BCD from the Triton sale: Ambitioius subjects for both obverse and reverse, engraved with flair and ingenuity...these fourth century small coins of minor Thessalian cities, minted for prestige rather than economic reasons, are a delight to the senses and never cease to amaze us with their ingeniously chosen and masterfully executed iconography."
From the BCD Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular LXXVII.9 (September 1969), no. 6058.
A note from BCD from the Triton sale: Ambitioius subjects for both obverse and reverse, engraved with flair and ingenuity...these fourth century small coins of minor Thessalian cities, minted for prestige rather than economic reasons, are a delight to the senses and never cease to amaze us with their ingeniously chosen and masterfully executed iconography."