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Ancients: Thessalian League. Ca. 196-27 BC. AR stater (26mm, 6.19 gm, 1h). ...
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Exceptional Flan, Strike
Thessalian League. Ca. 196-27 BC. AR stater (26mm, 6.19 gm, 1h). Mid-40s BC, under magistrates Nikokrates, Philoxenides and Petraios. ΝΙΚΟΚΡΑΤΟΥΣ, head of Zeus to right, wearing oak wreat / ΘΕΣΣΑ-ΛΩΝ, Athena Itonia striding right, hurling spear with her right hand and extending shield in her left, palm branch to right; above spear, ΦΙΛΟΞ-ΕΝΙΔΟΥ; in exergue, ΠΕΤΡΑΙΟΣ. Klose p. 350, S = SNG Copenhagen 298. A superb example, beautifully struck and centered on a very broad flan. Good Extremely Fine.Ex BCD Collection (Nomos, 10 May 2011), lot 1388 (CHF 2100). From the collections of Hajo Zwager, Van Zadelhof, Maastricht, 14 October 1985, M102 (the entire collection) and Apostolo Zeno, III, Dorotheum, 26 March 1957, 3593.
In the Nomos catalog, collector BCD makes the following notation: "Interestingly enough, this bright, beautiful coin first came into a modern collection in the second quarter of the 18th century!"
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2013 January 6-7 Ancient & World Coin Signature Auction - New York #3021 (go to Auction Home page)
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