Los Nr. 106 - Gemini XII. Auktion

Thessaly. Larissa.  - c. 370 BC. ...
Thessaly. Larissa.  - c. 370 BC. ...
Thessaly. Larissa. - c. 370 BC. Drachm, 6.25g (11h). Obv: Head of nymph Larisa in three-quarter view, wearing two ears of wheat at the ... Weiter
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geschl. Auktion

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Thessaly. Larissa. - c. 370 BC. Drachm, 6.25g (11h). Obv: Head of nymph Larisa in three-quarter view, wearing two ears of wheat at the forehead, ear-pendants, and necklace. Rx: ΛΑ-Ρ-ΙΣΑΙ-[ΩΝ] Cuirassed and helmeted warrior on horseback right, holding spear. Herrmann, p. 44, pl. 6, 14. BCD Thessaly II, lot 292 (same dies). Traité II 4, pl. 299, 11. McClean pl. 173, 19. Minor metal flaw on cheek. About EF
Ex CNG 90, 23 May 2012, lot 80. Ex BCD Collection. Ex Leu 22, 8 May 1979, lot 85
Anmerkungen
As at Syracuse which produced the model for this obverse type, the local nymph at Larissa too was sometimes reinterpreted as another goddess, in this case Persephone, as the ears of wheat indicate
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