Live auction - bgr_927693 - THESSALY - LARISSA KREMASTE Trichalque
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| Estimate : | 150 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 20 August 2024 14:08:41 |
Type : Trichalque
Date: C. 300-250 AC.
Mint name / Town : Larissa Cremaste, Thessalie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 18,5 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 5,58 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée à l’usure importante mais régulière. Revers agréable. Patine foncée
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête nue d’Achille à gauche, les cheveux longs tombant sur la nuque.
Reverse
Reverse description : Thétis debout à gauche sur un hippocampe, vêtue d’un chiton long, tenant un bouclier orné d’un monogramme.
Reverse legend : LARI
Reverse translation : (Larissa).
Historical background
THESSALY - LARISSA KREMASTE
(4th - 3rd century BC)
Larissa Cremasted, Achaean city was located in southern Thessaly. The city was taken by Demetrius Poliorcetes in 302 BC Renowned for its fortress, it was successively under Macedonian, Aetolian and finally Roman influence..
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