bgr_582055 - THESSALY - LARISSA Hemidrachme

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Type : Hemidrachme

Date: c. 460-440 AC

Mint name / Town : Larissa, Thessalie

Metal : silver

Diameter : 15 mm

Orientation dies : 8 h.

Weight : 2,76 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Flan large, centré. Jolie représentation du droit. Fine usure régulière. Patine grise

Catalogue references :

BMC.- - B. traité- - HGCS. 4/455 (R1)

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

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 .

Reverse legend : L/AR/I.

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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bgr_582055 - THESSALY - LARISSA Hemidrachme

Obverse

Reverse

Historical background

THESSALY - LARISSA

(480-420 BC)

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