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Hemiobol
| Issuer | Larissa |
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| Year | 462 BC - 460 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Head of a bridled horse facing left, depicted in profile within a plain incuse square. The bridle is indicated by engraved lines, and the horse's mane and facial features are rendered in a summary archaic style typical of early fifth-century Greek coinage from Thessaly. The incuse square serves as the sole framing device. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Larissa dominated the Thessalian plain through the Aleuadae, the ruling aristocratic clan who controlled the city's mint output in the fifth century. This fractional issue falls within a narrow window when Larissa was navigating the aftermath of the Persian Wars and consolidating influence within the Thessalian League — a period of genuine political flux that makes precise attribution of small fractions difficult. The Pozzi-Boutin reference ties this piece to one of the more rigorously documented early collections of Greek bronzes and silvers.