Thessaly, Pharsalos; Athena/horseman
Description:
Thessaly, Pharsalos, 400 - 344 BC.Helmeted head of Athena left / Helmeted head of Athena left / Φ-A-P-Σ; Thessalian cavalryman riding right, holding mace.
Diameter:
AE11 mm
Weight:
1,72 g
Grade:
VF/aVF
Attribution:
Rogers 465; cf.BCD Thessaly 667.4
Commentary:
dark brown and green patina, good centering
History:
In 48 BC the heavily outnumbered army of Julius Caesar defeated his opponent Pompey the Great, making Julius Ceaser the most powerful man in the Roman Empire.
Article Number:
025-04-04-41652