MONNAIES 38 (2009)
Starting price : 250.00 €
Estimate : 450.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 250.00 €
Estimate : 450.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Drachme
Date: c. 420-395 AC.
Mint name / Town : Thessalie, Larissa
Metal : silver
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 5,92 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan légèrement ovale, bien centré des deux côtés. Motifs complets. Faiblesse de frappe sur l’ethnique au droit. Cavalier thessalien bien venu. Jolie patine grise superficielle avec des reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Taureau bondissant à droite.
Obverse legend : LARISAIWN
Obverse translation : (de Larissa).
Reverse
Reverse description : Cavalier (Thessalos ?) galopant à droite, coiffé du pétase, vêtu de la chlamyde, tenant le kentron de la main droite.
Commentary
Excellente gravure classique avec un très bon sens du mouvement.
Excellent classical engraving with a very good sense of movement
Excellent classical engraving with a very good sense of movement
Historical background
THESSALY - LARISSA
(420-360 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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