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bgr_686560 - THESSALY - LARISSA Drachme

THESSALY - LARISSA Drachme AU/XF
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480.00 €(Approx. 542.40$ | 398.40£)
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Type : Drachme
Date: c. 460-440 AC.
Mint name / Town : Larissa
Metal : silver
Diameter : 19,5 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 5,51 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan ovale, centré des deux côtés. Jolie représentation du droit. Beaux reliefs. 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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