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THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 365-356 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.72 g, 1h). Head of the nymph Larissa right / Bull charging right; ΠΛE[I] in exergue. Lorber, Beginning, p. 120; BCD Thessaly II 275; HGC 4, 508. Toned, porous and some roughness. Fine. Extremely rare, one of four known.
From the Asher D. Atchick Collection. Ex BCD Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 435, 2 January 2019), lot 27.
A note from BCD from the Triton sale: "Mr. ΠΛΕΙ (if we can call him that) made sure that the whole range of the most popular silver denominations was struck in his name; it would be nice if a ΠΛΕΙ stater turned up (although the assumed chronology for this fascinating series is a little too early for staters). This writer does not expect a hemiobol either as there would be no room for both the ethnic and ΠΛΕΙ on the reverse."
From the Asher D. Atchick Collection. Ex BCD Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 435, 2 January 2019), lot 27.
A note from BCD from the Triton sale: "Mr. ΠΛΕΙ (if we can call him that) made sure that the whole range of the most popular silver denominations was struck in his name; it would be nice if a ΠΛΕΙ stater turned up (although the assumed chronology for this fascinating series is a little too early for staters). This writer does not expect a hemiobol either as there would be no room for both the ethnic and ΠΛΕΙ on the reverse."