Classical Numismatic Group, LLC
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THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 400-370 BC. AR Obol (10.5mm, 0.81 g, 12h). Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left / ΛAPIΣ, horse grazing left; all within incuse square. BCD Thessaly II 223 (same rev. die; hammer $2500); HGC 4, 505. VF, porous surfaces. Extremely rare (4th known?).
From the BCD Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 255 (4 May 2011), lot 79.
A note from BCD from the Triton sale: "Early facing head obols must have been struck in very limited quantities, mainly because the "horse/nymph" obols were still in circulation and readily accepted in the local markets and everywhere else."
From the BCD Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 255 (4 May 2011), lot 79.
A note from BCD from the Triton sale: "Early facing head obols must have been struck in very limited quantities, mainly because the "horse/nymph" obols were still in circulation and readily accepted in the local markets and everywhere else."