bgr_647226 - THESSALY - LARISSA Drachme

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Type : Drachme

Date: c. 460-440 AC.

Mint name / Town : Larissa

Metal : silver

Diameter : 20 mm

Orientation dies : 3 h.

Weight : 6,05 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie centrée à l’usure régulière. Joli revers. Patine grise

Catalogue references :

SB.2761 (= coll. Pozzi 1213) - BMC.31 var. - B. traité-

Obverse

Obverse description : Jeune thessalien (Thessalos) nu, coiffé d'un pétase et d'une chlamyde, domptant un taureau à gauche.

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

THESSALIE - LARISSA

(480-420 BC)

Thessaly was an agricultural area and farmed with large wilderness. It was famous for its horses and riders. Larissa, the most important city of Thessaly, takes its name from one of the daughters of the legendary king Pelasgos. Built on the right bank of Peneios, the city was famous for its horse farms and Thessalos, eponymous hero of the region, rose wild bulls..

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bgr_647226 - THESSALY - LARISSA Drachme

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Historical background

THESSALIE - LARISSA

(480-420 BC)

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