THESSALY, Thessalian League. Mid-late 2nd century BC. AR Stater (19mm, 5.85 g, 12h). Head of Zeus right, wearing oak wreath; monogram to left / Athena Itonia right; monogram to inner right. BCD Thessaly II 855.1; HGC 4, 208. Toned. Near VF. Very rare, staters with this control were unpublished prior to the BCD (Triton) catalog.
From the Lampasas Collection. Ex BCD Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 389, 18 January 2017), lot 144, purchased from Dieter Gorny, December 1991.
In the Triton sale, BCD noted that "...it is likely that this issue was the first of the late Thessalian League."