Description Ancient Greek. Thessaly, Pharsalos. AR Drachm, 400-344 B.C. Epi-, magistrate. Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena, decorated with griffon on bowl; in left field: E. Reverse: Φ Α Ρ Σ, Thessalian cavalryman, to the right, wearing Boiotian helmet, chiton and chlamys, brandishing lagobolon above his head; below EΠI. Reference: BCD Thessaly II 651 var. Silver: 6.08g, 18mm. The ruins are the Acropolis walls at Pharsalos. Grade: gVF. Pharsalos was a significant city in Ancient Greece, located in southern Thessaly. It played a crucial role in various historical events, most notably as the site of the decisive Battle of Pharsalus in 48 BC, where Julius Caesar defeated Pompey the Great.
