| Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 115 | Auction date: 21 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 96 Price realized: 50 GBP (Approx. 63 USD / 58 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Thessaly, Krannon Æ 14mm. Circa 400-375 BC. Die signed by the engraver or magistrate. Jugate heads of Thessalos, wearing petasos, and horse to right / Bull butting to right; above, trident to left, below, letters (EV or ΛE or EΛ?) on ground line, KPAN in exergue. BCD Thessaly I 1082 var. (trident to right); BCD Thessaly II 115.2 var. (same); HGC 4, 388. 1.99g, 14mm, 6h. Near Very Fine. Ex J. Greiff Collection, assembled prior to 1998, Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 103, 24 November 2022, lot 79. Two of the coins which formed part of lot 115 in BCD Thessaly II have a 'V' form below the bull on the reverse (115.2-3). There they are described as a 'simplified representation' of a plant in the form of a letter V however it is noted in the catalogue that Alan Walker felt that a letter was being represented (BCD Thessaly I 1082). The BCD II catalogue makes a comparison with lot 755.5 (Trikka hemidrachm) where another 'V' form is found on the ground line accompanied by the letter E in the field, and described as a signature (EV or ΛE or EΛ, p. 311). It is suggested in BCD II that the 'V' form might be a visual pun representing both a plant and a letter (p. 70). On this specimen, the V appears to be accompanied by an additional letter, possibly the letter E. Although not noted in their respective catalogue descriptions, this also appears to be true of BCD Thessaly I 1082 and BCD Thessaly II 115.2. Estimate: 40 GBP |  |
