• Finest Quality Ancient Greek, Roman & Byzantine Coins
  • Renaissance & 17th Century Dutch Medals
  • Auctions & Private Treaty Sales

Obolos 19

8 May 2021
Webauction
overview
Starting Price: 75 CHF
Hammer Price:  260 CHF
Lot 235

THESSALY. Tripolis. Circa 370s-350s BC. Trichalkon (Bronze, 18.5 mm, 5.38 g, 12 h). Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. ΤΡΙΠΟ / ΛΙΤΑΝ Tripod. K. Liampi, Ein numismatisches Zeugnis für den Bund der perrhaibischen Tripolis im zweiten Viertel des 4. Jh. v. Chr., JNG 40 (1990), pp. 11-22, 16, dies V1/R1. Very rare. Brown patina. A few spots of corrosion, otherwise, fine.

From the Perioikos Collection, Switzerland.

Coins of the Tripolis mint in northern Thessaly were unknown until the late Martin Price, a few years before his untimely death, identified the first known specimen, now in the collection of D. Doukas in Athens. A few more have surfaced since that time but none are in a public collection.

Online bidding closes: 8 May 2021, 16:57:30 CEST Current Date & Time: 20 Apr 2024, 12:20:53 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:260 CHF by MailBidder2339 (7 bids)
An error has occurred. This application may no longer respond until reloaded. Reload 🗙
Reconnecting, please wait...