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Obol
| Issuer | Larissa |
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| Year | 500 BC - 460 BC |
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| Value | Obol (⅙) |
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| Obverse description | Female head facing three-quarters to the left, rendered in archaic Greek style with finely detailed hair gathered into a bun at the nape, secured with a broad diadem or fillet. The facial features are modelled in the severe style characteristic of early Thessalian coinage, with a pronounced eye, strong jaw, and full lips. The head is surrounded by a dotted border within the irregular flan. The overall artistic treatment reflects the transitional period between the archaic and early classical styles of Thessalian mint engraving. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΛΑΡΙ Ξ |
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Larissa, the dominant polis of the Thessalian plain, controlled the mint that produced this obol during a period when the Aleuadae aristocracy still held regional power. Thessaly's unusual political structure — a loose federation of tetrarchies rather than a unified state — meant coinage was issued city by city, and Larissa's issues circulated primarily within the fertile Peneus valley rather than across wider Greek trade networks.
The multiple BCD references reflect the sustained scholarly attention this series received through the Nomos sales of the Beuttler collection, which substantially reorganized attribution for early Larissaean coinage.