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ID: |
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73000183 |
| Type: |
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Greek |
| Region: |
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THESSALY |
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City:
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Larissa |
| Metal: |
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Silver |
| Denomination: |
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Drachm |
| Struck / Cast: |
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struck |
| Date Struck: |
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Circa 380-365 BC |
| Weight: |
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6.06 g |
| Die Axis: |
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8 h |
| Obverse Description: |
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Head of the nymph Larissa three quarters l., wearing wire necklace and pendant earring, crowned with grain, ribbons floating forward from back of head and framing neck; dotted border. |
| Reverse Legend: |
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ΛΑ-Ρ-ΙΣΑΙ-ΩΝ |
| Reverse Description: |
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ΛΑ beneath horse’s forelegs, Ρ before rider’s face, ΙΣΑΙ behind rider, ΩΝ reading downward behind horse’s hind legs, horseman in Boeotian helmet and cuirass, astride horse cantering l. Rider holds goad. |
| Mint: |
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Larissa |
| Primary Reference: |
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Lorber-Shahar, M4-1/R1/Sp.i (this coin) |
| Reference2: |
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Herrmann group VII, series H, pl. VI, 15 (same dies) |
| Reference3: |
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Lorber, Hoard - |
| Reference4: |
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SNG Cop - |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
| Source: |
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http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=90667 |
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Grade:
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VF |
| Notes: |
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Very rare. |
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