56022
New Add to Cart Thessaly, Thesalian League
AR Hemidrachm, 2.94g. 12x16mm. c.470-460 B.C. Forepart of hourse emerging from a rock to right; "lambda" (?) on horse's torso. Rev. Wheat grain within incuse. SNG COP 236var. The horse emerging from a rock probably represents Skyphios, the first Thessalian horse produced by Poseidon. Provenance/Pedigree: Ex: Hubert Lanz, Munich, Auction 92, June 4, 1999, lot 226. good Very Fine/about Extremely Fine $2,000.00 |
56023
New Add to Cart Boeotia, Orchomenos
AR Hemiobol, 0.40g. 8mm. Late 5th cent. B.C. -364 B.C. Half-grain wheat sprouting; ivy leaf to left and right. SNG Fitzwilliam 2878 var. (one leaf). Weber 3215-3216 var. (one leaf). BCD Boiotia 211a-b var. (one leaf). BMC 31var. (one leaf). Lovely multi-hued toning and among the finest known examples. Pedigree/Provenance: Ex: CNG, Lancaster, PA, MBS 87, May 188, 2011, lot 439. See more detailed imageabout Extremely Fine/Very Fine $1,750.00 |
