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NYINC Signature Sale 3037 Sess. 2-4 5 January 2015
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THESSALY. Pharsalus. Ca. 450-400 BC. AR hemidrachm (15mm, 3.02 gm, 8h). Head of Athena right wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with hippocamp and floral scroll / Φ-Α-ΡΣ-Α, horse head right. BCD Thessaly II 650. Lavva 50 (V32/R14). Extremely rare variety! Well struck from dies of remarkable style and beautifully toned. NGC AU★ 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style.From The California Collection. Ex BCD Collection (Triton XV, 3 January 2012), lot 650. This is apparently only the third known hemidrachm struck from this artistic obverse die, depicting Athena's helmet adorned with a hippocamp.
Estimate: 2000-2800 USD
THESSALY. Pharsalus. Ca. 450-400 BC. AR hemidrachm (15mm, 3.02 gm, 8h). Head of Athena right wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with hippocamp and floral scroll / Φ-Α-ΡΣ-Α, horse head right. BCD Thessaly II 650. Lavva 50 (V32/R14). Extremely rare variety! Well struck from dies of remarkable style and beautifully toned. NGC AU★ 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style.From The California Collection. Ex BCD Collection (Triton XV, 3 January 2012), lot 650. This is apparently only the third known hemidrachm struck from this artistic obverse die, depicting Athena's helmet adorned with a hippocamp.
Estimate: 2000-2800 USD