Continental Greece. Thessaly, Pseudo-Rhodes. AR Hemidrachm. Imitation minted for Rhodian mercenaries in Thessaly, c. 175-170 BC. D/ Head of Helios facing slightly right. R/ Rose with bud on right, ΕΡΜΙΑΣ above, Ζ-Ω flanking stem. Price, KME, pp. 241–242 (northern Greece, not excluding Macedonia); SNG Keckman 793–795; SNG Copenhagen Suppl. 358 (Rhodian Peraea). 2.75 g. 15.5 mm. Superb style; old cabinet tone with golden hues. Good EF.
Ex Artemide Aste LIX, 2023, lot 248.
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