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Roman Provincial Coins from Greece
Thessaly, Greece, Thessalian League, Late 2nd - Mid 1st Century B.C.

|Thessaly|, |Thessaly,| |Greece,| |Thessalian| |League,| |Late| |2nd| |-| |Mid| |1st| |Century| |B.C.||stater|NEW
The Thessalian League was a loose confederacy of city-states and tribes in the Thessalian valley in N. Greece. Philip II of Macedon took control of Thessaly in 344 B.C and it remained under Macedonia until the Roman victory in 197 B.C. The league was reestablished in 196 B.C. but had little autonomy after Thessaly became part of the province of Macedonia in 146 B.C.GS114603. Silver stater, BCD Thessaly II 843; HGC 4 210, VF, centered, toned, small edge splits/cracks, die wear, weight 5.984 g, maximum diameter 22.7 mm, die axis 0o, Larissa(?) mint, mid - late 1st century B.C.; obverse head of Zeus right, bearded, wearing oak wreath, ITAΛOY (Italos [magistrate]); reverse Athena Itonia striding right, hurling spear with right hand, shield on left arm; ΘEΣΣA/ΛΩN in two lines, starting upward on left, ending downward on right; N inner right below shield, ΔIO-KΛHΣ (Diokles [magistrate]) divided across upper field, ITAΛOΣ (Italos [magistrate]) in exergue; ex Sphinx Coins, ex BCD Collection (with his tag noting S.+Co., ex Thessaly, Nov. 97, SFr. 150.-); $350.00 (€329.00)
 


Thessalian League, Greece, Mid - Late 1st Century B.C.

|Thessaly|, |Thessalian| |League,| |Greece,| |Mid| |-| |Late| |1st| |Century| |B.C.||stater|NEW
The Thessalian League was a loose confederacy of city-states and tribes in the Thessalian valley in N. Greece. Philip II of Macedon took control of Thessaly in 344 B.C and it remained under Macedonia until the Roman victory in 197 B.C. The league was reestablished in 196 B.C. but had little autonomy after Thessaly became part of the province of Macedonia in 146 B.C.GS114604. Silver stater, BCD Thessaly II 846; SNG Cop 291; SNG Alpha Bank 288; De Luynes 1873; BMC Thessaly p. 2, 21, VF, toned, tight flan (as typical for the type), flow lines, struck with worn dies, weight 6.055 g, maximum diameter 22.3 mm, die axis 0o, Larissa(?) mint, mid - late 1st century B.C.; obverse head of Zeus right, wreathed in oak; reverse ΘEΣΣA/ΛΩN, Athena Itonia striding right, hurling spear with right hand, shield on left arm; ΘEΣΣA/ΛΩN in two lines, starting upward on left, ending downward on right; ΠOΛV-ΞENOY (Polyxenos [magistrate]) divided across upper field, EVKOΛOΣ (Eukolos [magistrate]) below; ex Sphinx Coins, ex BCD Collection (with his tag noting, ex Spring 97 hd. 4 kms SE of ancient Phalanna, cost SFr. 125.-); $220.00 (€206.80)
 


Thessalian League, Greece, c. 146 - 100 B.C.

|Thessaly|, |Thessalian| |League,| |Greece,| |c.| |146| |-| |100| |B.C.||drachm|
The Thessalian League was a loose confederacy of city-states and tribes in the Thessalian valley in N. Greece. Philip II of Macedon took control of Thessaly in 344 B.C and it remained under Macedonia until the Roman victory in 197 B.C. The league was reestablished in 196 B.C. but had little autonomy after Thessaly became part of the province of Macedonia in 146 B.C.

The catalogers of BCD Thessaly saw an 'A' in the obverse monogram on their coin (similar to ours). However, other coin specimens studied by this cataloger clearly show a ligated 'NY' only, possibly hinting at two versions of the same monogram.GS114361. Silver drachm, BCD Thessaly II 888.3; otherwise "not found in the consulted references" according to the catalogers; HGC 4 213 (for gen. type; S) , gF, rough, porous, tight oval flan cutting off top of Athena, weight 3.414 g, maximum diameter 19.4 mm, die axis 180o, probably Larissa mint, magistrates NY[...] & Phi[...], c. 150 - 101 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Apollo right, NY or NYA(?) monogram (magistrate's name) behind; reverse ΘEΣΣA/ΛΩN in two vertical lines, upward on left, then downward on right, Athena Itonia striding right, hurling spear with right hand, shield on her left arm, Φ-I (magistrate's name) flanking her legs across lower inner field; scarce; $80.00 (€75.20)
 


Thessalian League, Thessaly, Greece, 146 - 27 B.C.

|Thessaly|, |Thessalian| |League,| |Thessaly,| |Greece,| |146| |-| |27| |B.C.||dichalkon|NEW
The Thessalian League was a loose confederacy of city-states and tribes in the Thessalian valley in N. Greece. Philip II of Macedon took control of Thessaly in 344 B.C and it remained under Macedonia until the Roman victory in 197 B.C. The league was reestablished in 196 B.C. but had little autonomy after Thessaly became part of the province of Macedonia in 146 B.C.GB114917. Bronze dichalkon, cf. BMC Thessaly p. 5, 62 ff. (various magistrates on obv); SNG Cop 324 ff. (same); BCD Thessaly II 904 ff. (same), gF, tight flan cutting off inscriptions, areas of light corrosion, weight 4.559 g, maximum diameter 16.8 mm, die axis 0o, Larissa(?) mint, pseudo-autonomous, 196 - 27 B.C.; obverse helmeted head of Athena right, magistrate's name around (obscure); reverse ΘEΣ-Σ/A-ΛΩ-N, horse trotting right; ex Aphrodite auction XV (28 Oct 2023), lot 161; $60.00 (€56.40)
 


Claudius, 25 January 41 - 13 October 54 A.D., Koinon of Thessaly

|Roman| |Greece|, |Claudius,| |25| |January| |41| |-| |13| |October| |54| |A.D.,| |Koinon| |of| |Thessaly||triassarion|
The Thessalian League was a loose confederacy of city-states and tribes in the Thessalian valley in Northern Greece. Philip II of Macedon took control of Thessaly in 344 B.C and it remained under Macedonia until the Roman victory in 197 B.C. The league was reestablished in 196 B.C. but had little autonomy after Thessaly became part of the province of Macedonia in 146 B.C.RP63959. Bronze triassarion, Burrer 9, BCD Thessaly II 922, RPC I 1433, SNG Evelpidis 1669, F, weight 13.554 g, maximum diameter 24.3 mm, die axis 0o, strategos Antigonos, 45 - 54 A.D.; obverse ΩN ΣEBAΣTHΩN, laureate head of Claudius left; reverse ANTIΓONOY ΣTPATHΓOY, Apollo Citharoedus standing right, playing cithara, Antigonos monogram inner left; SOLD


Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Delphi, Phokis

|Phokis|, |Hadrian,| |11| |August| |117| |-| |10| |July| |138| |A.D.,| |Delphi,| |Phokis||AE| |21|
Delphi is a town on Mount Parnassus in the south of mainland Greece. It's the site of the 4th-century-B.C. Temple of Apollo, once home to a legendary oracle. This extensive mountainside archaeological complex contains the remains of the sanctuaries of Apollo and Athena Pronaia, as well as an ancient stadium and theater. Delphi Archaeological Museum displays artifacts found among the ruins.RP111645. Bronze AE 21, RPC III 429.6 (this coin, 7 spec.); BCD Lokris 394 (this coin); Svoronos p. 36, 55, pl. XXVII, 13; BMC Central p. 28, 25 pl. IV, 16; SNG Cop 156, VF, nice green patina, light roughness, weight 5.289 g, maximum diameter 20.8 mm, die axis 0o, Delphi (Greece) mint, 11 Aug 117 - 10 Jul 138 A.D.; obverse AY KAI TPAIANOC AΔPIANOC AYΓ (Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus), laureate bust of Hadrian right, bare chest (heroic bust), aegis on left shoulder; reverse ΔEΛΦΩN, Apollo Citharoedus standing right, wearing long chiton and long chlamys, playing Kithara (lyre); ex Numismatica Ars Classica auction 55 (8 Oct 2010), lot 394 (price realized 1,500 CHF, plus fees); ex BCD Collection ; rare; SOLD







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