Trichalkon

Features

Issuer	Skotoussa (Thessaly)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	300 BC - 200 BC
Value	Trichalkon (1⁄16)
Currency	Drachm
Composition	Bronze
Weight	5.57 g
Diameter	18 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 143429
References	Rogers Thessaly# 546 Edgar Rogers; 1932. The Copper Coinage of Thessaly. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , BCD Thessaly I# 1343, 1344 Nomos (publisher); 2011. Nomos Auction / Volume 4: The BCD Collection. Coins of Thessaly. Nomos, Zürich, Switzerland. , BCD Thessaly II# 752.2 Classical Numismatic Group (publisher); 2012. Triton XV / Auction XV: The BCD Collection of the Coinage of Thessaly. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. , BMC Greek# 5 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , SNG Copenhagen# 257-258 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). , GCV# 2223 David R. Sear. Greek Coins and Their Values. B.A. Seaby, London, United Kingdom (2 volumes).

Obverse

Helmeted head of Athena (or Ares?) facing right.

Reverse

Horse prancing towards the right. Φ below tail.

Script: Greek

Lettering:
ΣΚΟΤΟYΣ
ΣΑΙΩΝ

Mint

Scotussa, Thessaly, Greece

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (300 BC - 200 BC)								$ 410

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Examples of the type

BMC Greek (Thessaly) p. 49, 5

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Numismatica Ars Classica Summer Sale 2025 Lot 384	30 Jul 2025	XF	USD 410.33 (CHF 325.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	Nomos AG Auction 4: BCD Collection of Thessaly Lot 1343	10 May 2011	XF	USD 441.89 (CHF 350.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Nomos AG
	Nomos AG Auction 4: BCD Collection of Thessaly Lot 1344	10 May 2011	XF	USD 505.02 (CHF 400.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Nomos AG
	CNG Auction 93 Lot 268	22 May 2013	VF	USD 240.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.