| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVIII Online Sessions | Auction date: 22 January 2025 |
| Lot number: 5091 Price realized: 275 USD (Approx. 264 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 479-460 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 1.03 g, 8h). Head of the nymph Larissa right / Sandal of Jason left within incuse square. BCD Thessaly II 139 and 348.2 (same dies); HGC 4, 405. Toned, light granularity, some die wear. VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 540 (14 June 2023), lot 67; Album 42 (20 January 2022), lot 46; Nomos Obolos 12 (31 March 2019), lot 230. Estimate: 150 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVIII Online Sessions | Auction date: 22 January 2025 |
| Lot number: 5090 Price realized: 650 USD (Approx. 624 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 479-460 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 1.02 g, 2h). Head of the nymph Larissa left; horizontal labrys to left / Sandal of Jason right within incuse square. BCD Thessaly II 349.1/350.1–2 (same obv. die/rev. type); HGC 4, 403. Toned, typical light porosity. VF. Very rare with labrys on obverse and sandal right on reverse. Ex Triton XXV (11 January 2022), lot 176. Estimate: 300 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 586 | Auction date: 30 April 2025 |
| Lot number: 104 Price realized: 130 USD (Approx. 114 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ARKADIA, Psophis. Circa 490-460 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.79 g, 8h). Forepart of the Keryneian Hind right / Fish swimming right within incuse lozenge. BCD Peloponnesos 1662; Traeger, Arkadien 562; HGC 5, –. Find patina, light granularity. VF. Very rare. Ex Dr. Burkhard Traeger Collection; Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 361 (14 October 2015), lot 719; BCD Collection (not in previous BCD sales). Estimate: 100 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 129 | Auction date: 13 May 2025 |
| Lot number: 139 Price realized: 1,650 USD (Approx. 1,478 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 380-365 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 6.06 g, 12h). Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, grain ears in hair / Mare and foal standing right. L-S Series VI, Type A, dies O4/R1, g (this coin); Lorber, Hoard 8 (same dies); BCD Thessaly II 297; HGC 4, 444; SNG Berry 544 (same dies); McClean 4625 (same dies). Minor patches of find patina. Near EF. Better than most of the examples of middle facing head types on CoinArchives. Ex CNG inventory 760505 (October 2005). The name Larissa derives from a proto-Greek word for "citadel" or "fortress." One of the largest cities in Thessaly, Larissa produced a large and varied coinage beginning in the early-fifth century BC, mostly featuring the hero Thessalos wrestling a bull. Starting about 404 BC, inspired by Kimon's Syracusan facing-head portrait of the spring nymph Arethousa, Larissa introduced a new design also featuring a facing female head, probably intended to represent a local spring nymph bearing the city's name. The nymph heads feature on nearly all Larissan coinage, including bronzes, tiny fractions, silver drachms (by far the most numerous coins struck and surviving), and staters of two drachms. The larger staters, in particular, are closely modeled on Kimon's Arethousa, lacking only the dolphins surrounding the portrait on the original. Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 129 | Auction date: 13 May 2025 |
| Lot number: 141 Price realized: 3,000 USD (Approx. 2,688 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 356-342 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 12.15 g, 12h). Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, hair in ampyx / Bridled horse prancing right. L-S Type 2, Series B, dies O10/R1, a (this coin); BCD Thessaly II 305; HGC 4, 409. Toned, with some blue iridescence, remnants of find patina, slight granularity and some porosity. EF. Ex Lanz 36 (21 April 1986), lot 255. Estimate: 2000 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 583 | Auction date: 19 March 2025 |
| Lot number: 101 Price realized: 700 USD (Approx. 641 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 365-356 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 6.07 g, 5h). Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, with hair in ampyx / Horse standing right, preparing to lie down. Lorber, Hoard, Phase L-II, 37 (same obv. die); BCD Thessaly II 315; HGC 4, 454 corr. (illustrations for 453 and 454 switched). Faintly toned, a few light cleaning marks, small mark on obverse, minor die break and a little off center on reverse. Good VF. Estimate: 300 USD |  |
