Thessaly, Thessalian League, AR double-victoriatus, 2nd-1st centuries BC, NGC XF, strike 4/5, surface 2/5. Cf. McClean 4746. Head of Zeus right wearing an oak crown / Athena Itonia walking right, brandishing spear and holding shield, monograms of above and below. The double victoriati belong to the federal currency introduced after the battle of Kynoskephalai in 196, when the Thessalians were proclaimed free by Flamininus. Dark toning in crevices and soft features.
($200-300)