Thessaly, Trikka. c. 440-400 BC
Thessaly, Trikka. c. 440-400 BC
$1,250.00
AR Hemidrachm. 2.83g (12mm, 12h). Youthful hero Thessalos, nude but for petasos hanging from neck and chlamys, restraining forepart of bull right by band held around its head / TP-IKK-A-IΩИ (P retrograde), forepart of bridled horse right; all within incuse square.
Pedigree: Ex CNG E290, 7 Nov 2012, lot 124. Ex. BCD Collection
References: BCD Thessaly II 775.2 (Triton XV, 3 Jan 2012)
Grade: Nicely struck with good details. EF (gk1486)
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Trikka is known from the works of Homer in which the sons of Asklepios, the god of medicine, led its troops to fight in the Trojan War. Trikka also had a temple of Asklepios which was often visited by the sick.