Σάββατο 31 Ιουλίου 2010

Ρίζους


THESSALY, Rhizos(?). Circa 352-344 BC. Æ (12mm, 1.77 g, 5h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Grape bunch on vine tendril with two leaves; K to left. Unpublished, but cf. Rogers 537 for a similar type; cf. Helly, Quelques 18; cf. Moustaka 26. VF, dark green patina, harshly cleaned

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THESSALY, Atrax. Circa 400-344 BC. Æ (16mm, 3.76 g, 10h). Head of nymph right / Lion standing right; ATPA-ΓIΩN around. Unpublished in the standard references. Good VF, dark brown patina. Extremely rare.

This coin was apparently part of a joint issue with Gonnoi: cf. Rogers 226 and Moustaka 87