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Drachm of Larissa with head of Larissa
Greek
Late Classical Period
about 350 B.C.
Mint: Thessaly, Larissa
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 19.5 mm. Weight: 6.09 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.118
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 083.
DescriptionObverse: Head of nymph Larissa facing three-quarters to left, wearing earring and plain necklace, with hair held by ampyx.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Horse grazing to right, on ground line.
Between legs, bull's head.
Below: inscription in Greek
Border of dots.
Reverse: Horse grazing to right, on ground line.
Between legs, bull's head.
Below: inscription in Greek
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Leu & Company's Bank, Ltd., Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Leu & Company's Bank, Ltd., February 13, 1963