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26 June 2016
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A beautiful Drachm from Larissa

Starting Price: 2000 CHF
Hammer Price:  6000 CHF
Lot 182

THESSALY, Larissa. Early to mid 4th Century BC. Drachm (Silver, 19mm, 6.03 g 1). Head of the nymph Larissa to right, her hair bound in a plain sakkos. Rev. ΛΑΡΙ-ΣΑΙA (partially retrograde) Bridled horse prancing left, its rein trailing below, all in incuse square. BCD II 376.4 var. (reverse in round incuse). Lorber pl. 43, 62. Very rare. A coin of great beauty, struck from a particularly elegant obverse die. Nearly extremely fine.


Privately purchases from Tradart in the 1990s.

Online bidding closes: 26 Jun 2016, 16:31:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 28 Mar 2024, 11:00:30 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:6000 CHF by Aelius (7 bids)
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