Thessalian Confederacy. 196-146 B.C. AE 17 mm. 7.25 grams. Obv.
     Head of Apollo, laureate r. Rv. The Thessalian Pallas Itonia
     fighting r. BMC 5, 49 ff. Good Very Fine.

     One of the most revered of the Greek gods, Apollo represented
     among other things, music, poetry, manliness and was also keeper
     of the herds. As a matter of fact, there were few attributes he
     did not possess!