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Drachm
| Issuer | Larissa |
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| Year | 420 BC - 400 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Facing three-quarter bust of the nymph Larissa turned to right, her hair bound in a sakkos and adorned with a pendant earring. The portrait is rendered in the fine archaic-to-early-classical Thessalian style, with delicate facial features and a naturalistic treatment of the hair visible beneath the cloth headdress. The field is plain and unlettered, focusing full attention on the elegant effigy of the city's eponymous nymph. |
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| Reverse description | A bridled horse prancing vigorously to right, its near foreleg raised and the loose rein hanging freely beneath the neck, conveying a sense of animated movement and energy. The musculature of the horse is rendered with considerable skill, characteristic of the accomplished die-cutters working in Thessaly during the late fifth century BC. The ethnic legend ΛΑΡΙ-ΣΑΙ-Α appears in Greek characters distributed around the field, identifying the issuing city of Larissa. The overall composition fills the flan with confident, bold relief typical of early Thessalian silver coinage. |
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| Mint | Larissa, Thessaly |
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