Hemidrachm

Gyrton was a minor Thessalian city on the Peneios River, and its independent coinage output was limited enough that the entire series fits within a handful of catalog references. This hemidrachm falls within the period of Macedonian pressure on Thessaly — Philip II effectively controlled the region by 344 BC, installing Macedonian governors and reorganizing the Thessalian League to serve his interests. That Gyrton continued striking its own silver at all under these conditions makes the issue historically pointed.

BCD Thessaly II #77 references the Bcd collection, the most comprehensive private accumulation of Thessalian coinage ever assembled, whose 2006 Lanz auction remains the definitive market event for the series.