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Live auction - bgr_359338 - THESSALY - LARISSA Obole

THESSALY - LARISSA Obole XF
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bgr_359338
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Type : Obole
Date: c. 475-450 AC.
Mint name / Town : Larissa
Metal : silver
Diameter : 10 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 0,70 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan ovale et irrégulier, légèrement échancré avec le grènetis visible. Très joli droit. Frappe un peu molle au revers avec un coin légèrement bouché. Très jolie patine de collection ancienne
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de Pecunem (G&N)

Obverse


Obverse description : Tête et cou de taureau à gauche, la tête de face.

Reverse


Reverse description : Tête et cou de cheval bridé à droite dans un carré creux.
Reverse legend : LA.
Reverse translation : (Larissa).

Commentary


Poids très léger. Mêmes coins que l’exemplaire du British Museum (BMC. p. 24, n° 4, pl. IV/7) et que l’exemplaire de la collection BCD, Triton XV, n° 147. Même coin de droit que l’exemplaire BCD, Nomos 4, n° 1105.

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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