THESSALY, Olea. Circa 5th century BC. AE12mm, 1.33 g. 

OL-EA, grain ear within partially opened husk on a stem.
MENEKRATOYS (retrograde) ram standing right on double groundline; all within circular incuse. 

Franke, "Die erste Münze von Olea in Thessalien," SM 37 (May 1960), pg. 2 (this coin); otherwise unpublished. 

Ex Prof. Peter R. Franke Collection             

With permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com, Triton VIII, Lot: 285. Jan 10, 2005.