Description
Circa 350-330 BC. Æ dichalkon, 3.55 gr., 16.1 mm.
Obv.: head of the hero Gyrton to the right, to the left head of a bridled horse to the right.
Rev.: ΓΥΡΤΩΝΙΩΝ; head of nymph Gyrtona to the right, her hair bound in a roll and wearing a single pendant earring and a necklace.
Ref.: BCD Thessaly II 78; Rogers 227; SNG Copenhagen 55-56 var.
Enchanting olive-green patina. Obverse slightly off centre. Good Very Fine.
Ex The New York Sale 20 (New York 2009), lot 156.
