Auction Catalogue
Greek Coinages, Larissa: Drachm, struck c. 440-420
Obverse: Thessalos standing right steering bull with broad band held across its horns, the hero nude except for chlamys fluttering behind, petasos thrown from his head
Reverse: λαρ-ισα: horse bounding right, loose reign trailing below
Metal: silver; Aeginetan weight standard; 6.13g/3h
References: Woodward 154, this coin; BCD II, 369.1; Ashmolean 3863
Condition: Better than very fine, iridescent toning with traces of residual find patina £300-£360
This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Phillips Family Collection of Ancient Greek Coins.
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Collection
C.H.T. Hawkins Collection, Sotheby Auction, 31 March 1909, lot 34 (part)
W.H. Woodward Collection
Bt Baldwin, July 1951
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