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bgr_828302 - THESSALY - LARISSA Trihemiobole

THESSALY - LARISSA Trihemiobole XF/AU
280.00 €(Approx. 294.00$ | 232.40£)
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Type : Trihemiobole
Date: c. 440-420 AC.
Mint name / Town : Larissa, Thessalie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 15,5 mm
Orientation dies : 7 h.
Weight : 1,37 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire centré avec des faiblesses. Joli revers, bien venu à la frappe. Patine grise
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Cavalier au pas à droite avec le pétase et la chlamyde, tenant une haste transversale.

Reverse


Reverse legend : LÉGENDE RÉTROGRADE.
Reverse description : La nymphe Larissa assise à droite sur un siège dont le dos se termine en col de cygne, tenant un miroir de la main gauche et une phiale de la main droite.
Reverse legend : L/ARI.
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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