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Drachm of Larissa with head of Larissa
Greek
Classical Period
395–370 B.C.
Mint: Thessaly, Larissa
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 5.92 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.770
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0904.
DescriptionObverse: Female head (Larissa ?) slightly to left of full front, hair flying loose from ampyx; earrings and plain necklace.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Horse grazing to right on line.
Below horse, inscription in Greek and a serpent under one of his feet.
In exergue, inscription in Greek.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Horse grazing to right on line.
Below horse, inscription in Greek and a serpent under one of his feet.
In exergue, inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren (Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 706); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren