Live auction - bgr_444214 - THESSALY - LARISSA Hemidrachme
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| Estimate : | 550 € |
| Price : | 390 € |
| Maximum bid : | 390 € |
| End of the sale : | 12 September 2017 14:16:33 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Hemidrachme
Date: c. 460-440 AC
Mint name / Town : Larissa, Thessalie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 3,02 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large, parfaitement centré des deux côtés. Droit de style fin. Joli revers. Patine de médaillier avec des reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LÉGENDE RÉTROGRADE RI.
Obverse description : Thessalos, nu, la chlamyde flottant sur l'épaule, le pétase derrière lui, domptant un taureau bondissant à droite dont on aperçoit seulement le protomé.
Reverse
Reverse description : Protomé de cheval, bridé, bondissant à gauche, dans un carré creux ; au-dessous, la sandale de Jason.
Reverse legend : LA/RI/S-AI
Reverse translation : (Larissa).
Commentary
Mêmes coins que l’exemplaire de la collection BCD (Triton XV, n° 375.1).
Same corners as the copy in the BCD collection (Triton XV, no. 375.1)
Same corners as the copy in the BCD collection (Triton XV, no. 375.1)
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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