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bgr_1083530 - THESSALY - LARISSA Drachme
350.00 €(Approx. 392.00$ | 294.00£)
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Type : Drachme
Date: c. 420-400 AC.
Mint name / Town : Larissa, Thessalie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 21,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 5,78 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée à l’usure régulière. Joli revers. Patine grise avec des reflets dorés
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Obverse
Obverse description : Jeune thessalien (Thessalos) nu, coiffé d'un pétase et d'une chlamyde, domptant un taureau à droite ; grènetis circulaire perlé.
Reverse
Reverse description : Cheval bridé bondissant à droite ; le tout dans les restes d'un carré creux.
Reverse legend : LARI/SAIA
Reverse translation : (Larissa).
Historical background
THESSALY - LARISSA
(480-420 BC)
Thessaly was an agricultural and livestock region with wide open spaces. It was renowned for its horses and riders. Larissa, the most important city of Thessaly, takes its name from one of the daughters of the mythical king Pelasgos. Built on the right bank of the Peneios, the city was renowned for its horse breeding and Thessalos, the eponymous hero of the region, trained wild bulls there..
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