THESSALY, Koinon of Thessaly. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Diassarion (20mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Ulpius Nikomachos, strategos. [AΔPIAN]ON KAICAPA ΘЄCCAΛOI, laureate and draped bust right / (CTPA) O(YΛ) NIK OMAXOY, Athena Itonia striding right, hurling spear held in her right hand, shield on her left arm. BCD Thessaly II 951.1 = Burrer Em. 1, Series 1, 17.3 corr. (A3/R16 – this coin; Є not E, X not X); RPC III 454. Dark green patina. Good Fine.
Ex BCD Collection (Triton XV, 3 January 2012), lot 951.1.
Burrer makes two small errors throughout this series: the E is always Є in the obverse legend, and the X in the reverse legend often appears as X.