CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
- Denomination:
- AR Hemidrachm
- Composition:
- Silver
- Date:
- 450-430 BC
- Obverse:
- Naked youth standing right, restraining forepart of bull prancing right; rose beneath; crescent above
- Reverse:
- Λ-API, forepart of horse prancing right, sandal of Jason below left; all within incuse square
- Reference:
- Lorber, Thessalian 18; BCD Thessaly II 373.1; HGC 4, 456; SNG Alpha Bank 79 var. (no rose); HN 175 var; Sear 2108 var; BMC 7.8 var
- Size:
- 16.5mm, 2.92 g, 8h
- Province:
- Thessaly, Larissa
- Grade:
- VF, toned, nice colouration
- Provenance:
- Ex BCD Collection; Ex W. P. Wallace Collection
The obverse shows the Thessalian sport of bull-wrestling. The Thessalian plains were famous in antiquity for their horses. Alexander the Great's own horse, Bucephalus, was originally from Thessaly. Much of the coinage of ancient Thessaly displays different scenes of horses.
I, Peter A. Piliouras of Ancient Coin Traders irrevocably guarantee for life to the Purchaser that this ancient coin is authentic. If this coin is deemed not to be authentic by a professional certification service, then I will refund to the Purchaser the full cost of acquiring the coin (including shipping) together with the certification fees.
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Signed: Peter Anthony Piliouras
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