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Today I've won this gorgeous Greek coin on ebay for £21 inclusive postage. Larissa, Thessaly. Bronze 16. 360 - 325 BC. Head of the nymph Larissa rt. Rev. Grazing horse rt. left forefoot raised. Sear 2129. Very nice portrait, can't wait to hold it in hand :)   i was ready to pay up to £40 for it and got half price :) Edited by Lenikas
03/26/2012 08:20 am
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Very nice. Are there horse on every coin from Thessaly?
I now that they were famous in ancient Greece as horse breeders.
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No,not only horses, I saw mastiff's head on Thessaly coin as well.
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So town Larissa in Thessaly was named after that lovely nymph from your coin ? Or was it the other way around  |
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You are right, town Larissa is the name of nymph :)
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Nice coin and good price! :)
I have been looking for one of these too.
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Look at as many of these Larissa horse coins (bronze and silver) as possible and note the various foot positions and the way some show the horse shifting its weight to the back. It was pointed out to me by a horse loving friend that the series shows the sequential steps in a horse rolling down to the ground from a standing position. If that were intentional I would have thought there would be one with it on the ground but it is true that some of the poses show stable footing and some do seem to be starting to roll down.
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Interesting footnote on these coins! I have seen a few coins described as "about to roll".
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This is a nice coin and very interesting informatin about the horse.
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up on this information here are my other Larissa coins, I thought you might be interested   last one coin is most expensive of these three, I paid more for this one that for others two together. Edited by Lenikas
03/28/2012 02:38 am
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Very nice, Who is woman on first coin?
My collection on Numista page: 7500 different coins and counting... https://en.numista.com/echanges/pro...hp?id=129798 |
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Larissa :) All these coins are Larissa + Horse
Head of nymph Larissa three-quarter face to left, wearing necklace; hair confined by fillet and floating loosely, with ampyx in front.
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03/28/2012 08:46 am
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Oh nice, I asked because image of nymph on first coin is very different than one on second coin. When I saw second coin first thing that came to my mind was Medusa.
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Nice AEs of Larissa--I have been looking for one myself. Larissa has a more pleasant appearance than Medusa--she doesn't scowl. Here are a few examples.Interesting that Larissa's hair is tied back on side portraits, and loose on frontal portraits. Lenikas, I haven't seen Larissa depicted wearing a helmet--do you suppose that's Athena?  Athena and the reverse inscription-- ΘEΣ--matches coins minted in Thessalonica, such as this coin:  Edited by DVCollector
03/28/2012 12:38 pm
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sorry for missdescribing, thanks DVCollector
Greek city of Larissa under Thessalian League
Thessalian League Bronze 16mm (4.58 grams) Struck 196-146 B.C.
Reference: Sear 2238; B.M.C. 7.62
Head of Athena right, in crested Corinthian helmet.
ΘΕΣΣ' / ΛΩΝ above and below horse trotting right, corn ear to right.
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