bgr_922360 - THESSALY - LARISSA Hemidrachme
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Type : Hemidrachme
Date: c. 460-440 AC
Mint name / Town : Larissa, Thessalie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 15,5 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 2,68 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée à l’usure régulière. Joli revers. Patine grise
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 : LARI
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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