Obol

€170,980.00
IssuerLarissa
Year440 BC - 400 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueObol (⅙)
CurrencyDrachm
CompositionSilver
Weight
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered, Incuse
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) BCD Thessaly I#1116, BMC Greek#45
Obverse descriptionHorse walking to right and above, eight-pointed star. Below, plant
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionOn left, Asklepios standing right, bearded and wearing long robes, leaning on long staff held in his left hand and, from a phiale held in his right hand, feeding a snake, on the right, coiling to left within a bank of reeds. All within a shallow incuse square
Reverse scriptGreek
Reverse letteringΛΑΡΙ
Edge
Mint
MintageND (440 BC - 400 BC)  - -
Catalog ID7413755760
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