Pharsalos
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AR stater 5.9568 gm, 20.4 mm
c 424-404 BC
Lavva, Stella. 2001. Die Münzprägung von Pharsalos Page 153 #109 (O52/R61) and Plate VI #109. Saarbrücken: Saarbrücker Druckerei and Verlag.
Obverse
Athena facing right wearing a crested Attic helmet with open cheek flaps, thereon a griffin.
Τ Ι Π behind Athena's neck
Reverse
A mounted Pharsalian with a petasos, short chiton, and flapping chlamys, galloping to the left. He carries a studded lagobolon on his left shoulder.
Φ Α Ρ Σ