E-auction 71-34422 - bgr_333286 - THESSALY - LARISSA Drachme
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| Estimate : | 145 € |
| Price : | 68 € |
| Maximum bid : | 70 € |
| End of the sale : | 25 August 2014 15:04:00 |
| bidders : | 6 bidders |
Type : Drachme
Date: c. 350-340 AC.
Mint name / Town : Larissa, Thessalie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 5,58 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan ovale, bien centré à l’usure très importante, lisible et identifiable. Patine grise superficielle légèrement corrodée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de la nymphe Larissa de face tournée de trois-quarts de face à gauche, les cheveux retenus par un bandeau (l'ampyx).
Reverse
Reverse description : Cheval paissant à droite, l'antérieur repose sur la ligne de sol.
Reverse legend : LARIS// [AIWN]
Reverse translation : (de Larissa).
Commentary
Poids léger. Cet exemplaire, sur un flan relativement étroit tout en étant relativement complet, nous montre la maîtrise artistique du graveur qui a su habilement adapter son sujet à la forme circulaire du flan, tant au niveau du droit, où la chevelure vient harmonieusement occuper l’ensemble du flan et au revers, où le cheval semble se courber. Cette position où le cheval pose l’antérieur sur le sol semble beaucoup plus rare que ceux où il est carrément courbé avec le même antérieur plié. Au revers, nous, la première partie de la légende de Larissa (LARIS) semble absente et non pas manquante. Au-dessus de la ligne d’exergue, nous semblons apercevoir la longe du cheval.
Light weight. This example, on a relatively narrow flan while being relatively complete, shows us the artistic mastery of the engraver who skillfully adapted his subject to the circular shape of the flan, both on the obverse, where the hair harmoniously occupies the entire flan and on the reverse, where the horse seems to bend. This position where the horse places the foreleg on the ground seems much rarer than those where it is completely bent with the same foreleg bent. On the reverse, we, the first part of the legend of Larissa (LARIS) seems absent and not missing. Above the exergue line, we seem to see the horse's rein
Light weight. This example, on a relatively narrow flan while being relatively complete, shows us the artistic mastery of the engraver who skillfully adapted his subject to the circular shape of the flan, both on the obverse, where the hair harmoniously occupies the entire flan and on the reverse, where the horse seems to bend. This position where the horse places the foreleg on the ground seems much rarer than those where it is completely bent with the same foreleg bent. On the reverse, we, the first part of the legend of Larissa (LARIS) seems absent and not missing. Above the exergue line, we seem to see the horse's rein







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