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    ANCIENT COINS

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    THESSALY, The Oitaioi

    167-146 BC.

    AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.30 g, 1h)

    Herakleia Trachinia mint

    Obv:  Lion’s head left, spear in its jaws

    Rev:  OITAI downward to right, ΩN downward to left, Herakles standing facing, holding club in both hands

    Ref:  Valassiadis 9; BCD Thessaly II 494 (same obverse die)

    Acquired from Ardatirion, March 2015

    Ex BCD Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 290), lot 57

    Ex Peus 384 (2 November 2005), lot 199

    Ex Vinchon (20 May 1959), lot 483

    Ex M. Ratto 11 (16 May 1935), lot 239

    Ex R. Ratto (4 April 1927), lot 1023

    Ex Naville-Ars Classica V (18 June 1923), lot 1764