Description: Thessaly, Thessalian League, ca 170 BC. Macedonian shield with star in central boss / ΘΕΣΣΑ-ΛΩΝ; kestrosphendone (dart sling), dart within.

Diameter: AE13 mm

Weight: 2,96 g

Grade: gF/gF

Attribution: Rogers 4

Commentary: rare; dark olive patina with bronze highlights

History: Dart sling was a speciality of certain Thessalian troops who used it very successfully against the Romans during the Third Macedonian War.

Article Number: 026-01-04-41652