THESSALY, Larissa Kremaste. Circa 302-286 BC. AE 17mm 5.7 grams.
Head of Achilles left / Thetis seated left on hippocamp, holding shield of Achilles with AX (=Achilles) monogram. ΛAPI below.
I got this coin just to add to my small group of hippocamps. It turned out to be a pretty interesting coin and fairly rare.
From Larissa Cremaste (not to be confused with the larger city, Larissa in northern Thessaly) a small city on a steep hill near Mt Othrys, twenty miles from the Maliac gulf in southern Thessaly .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Thessaly.jpgFrom what I can tell there are only three types issued from this mint. Head of Nymph obv. with Perseus standing rev., Head of Nymph obv. with a Harpa in wreath rev., and this one shown here Achilles with Thetis on Hippocamp. There are a few variations of each, that along with condition may be what makes some sell for so much more than others, but I'm not sure.
http://coinproject.com/global_searc...ubmit=submithttp://www.acsearch.info/search.htm...=&c=&a=&l=#4Thanks for having a look.
Posted 02/27/2012 11:19 pm
