Thessaly, Larissa, drachm, c. 400-380 BC, head of nymph Larissa facing, turned slightly to right, wearing ampyx, earrings and necklace with central pendant, rev., ΛΑΡΙΣΑΙ, horse with straight legs feeding to right, 5.93g, die axis 3.00 (de Nanteuil 845, this coin; Traité IV, 719, pl. CCXCIX, 7, this coin; Lorber (1992), 24-25, same reverse die), toned and almost extremely fine, a rare variety. Provenance: W.C. Hazlitt collection, Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 5 July 1909, lot 118; L. de Nanteuil collection; Bank Leu 42, 12 May 1987, lot 209; BCD collection, Triton XV, 3 January 2012, lot 214; Roma XI, 7 April 2016, lot 133.
(2000-3000 GBP)