Horse / Female Figure with Goose

Trikka (Thessaly) - Obol (⅙ Drachm)
Horse leaping right.
Female figure (Hyrkyna or Epione) standing right, holding in both hands a goose right; all within shallow incuse square.

Description

Obverse: Horse leaping right.
Reverse: Female figure (Hyrkyna or Epione) standing right, holding in both hands a goose right; all within shallow incuse square.

Unpublished. Granular surfaces. Good Fine. Extremely rare. Cf. Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 342, 187 and Triton VII, 190, both with horse right.

Details

CompositionSilver
IssuerTrikka
Ruling AuthorityUnknown
Period of Issue440 BC - 400 BC
Weight1 g
Diameter12 mm
Orientation
↑↑
8h
DenominationObol (⅙ Drachm)
StandardThessaly - Drachm
ReferencesBCD Thessaly II #773 (cf.; horse left); HGC 4 #320 (cf.; horse left)

Numista Reference

Provenance

LocationDescriptionDate
Switzerland
Nomos AG, obolos 43 - Lot 197
Jul 5, 2026
United States
Lelouch Collection
Current