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Drachm of Larissa with head of Larissa
Greek
Classical Period
420–395 B.C.
Mint: Thessaly, Larissa
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 6.03 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.766
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0893
DescriptionObverse: Head of nymph Larissa to right, hair in sphendone and wearing earrings.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Horse prancing to right with loose rein hanging below.
In lower right field, A.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Horse prancing to right with loose rein hanging below.
In lower right field, A.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Northwick Collection; 1859: Northwick Sale (Cat. Sotheby, no. 718, according to Regling and Brett); by date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren (Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 698); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren