Nomos AG
Auction 22 22 Jun 2021
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Trikka. Circa 440-400 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 17 mm, 2.90 g, 12 h). Youthful hero, Thessalos, nude but for cloak and petasos hanging over his shoulder, striding right, holding a band in both his hands around the head of the forepart of a bull moving right. Rev. ΤΡΙΚ- KAI-ON Forepart of bridled horse to right; all within very shallow incuse circle. Cf. BCD Thessaly I 1351 (arrangement of legend). BCD Thessaly II -. HGC 4, 311. Well-centered and nicely struck. Slightly rough surfaces, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.
From a collection in Germany, acquired prior to 2005.
Trikka. Circa 440-400 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 17 mm, 2.90 g, 12 h). Youthful hero, Thessalos, nude but for cloak and petasos hanging over his shoulder, striding right, holding a band in both his hands around the head of the forepart of a bull moving right. Rev. ΤΡΙΚ- KAI-ON Forepart of bridled horse to right; all within very shallow incuse circle. Cf. BCD Thessaly I 1351 (arrangement of legend). BCD Thessaly II -. HGC 4, 311. Well-centered and nicely struck. Slightly rough surfaces, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.
From a collection in Germany, acquired prior to 2005.