THESSALY LARISSA 350th BC GREEK SILVER DRACHMA COIN IN 18 KT PENDANT WITH COA
GREAT 350-325 Th BC, ANCIENT GREEK SILVER DRACHMA COIN FROM THE CITY OF LARISSA. A STUNNING SEMI ROUND COIN FROM THE ANCIENT GREEK CITY OF LARISSA, LOCATED IN THE THESSALY REGION, IN THE CENTRAL AREA OF GREECE.
THE COIN HAS BEEN STRUCK WITH EXCEPTIONAL HIGH RELIEF WITH VERY SHARP DETAILS AND ACTUALLY, IS FULLY PROBLEM FREE. WAS PROFESSIONALLY SET IN A CUSTOM MADE MOUNTING FRAME, HAND CRAFTED IN SOLID 18 KARATS OF HIGH POLISHED YELLOW GOLD WITH A LARGE FIXED BALE AT TOP.
OBVERSE DESCRIPTION: THE PORTRAIT BUST HEAD OF THE NYMPH LARISSA FACING SLIGHTLY TO HER RIGHT, HIS LONG HAIR IS CONTAINED BY AN AMPYX (Headband) AND IS WEARING A BEADED NECKLACE.
REVERSE DESCRIPTION: PRANCING FEEDING HORSE TO THE RIGHT WITH ONE LEG RAISED. UPPER THE HORSE SHOW THE GREEK LEGEND ΛΑΡΙΣ (Laris) FOR THE NAME OF THE CITY AND THE SYMBOLS AIΩΝ IN EXCERGUE.
DURING THE ANCIENT TIMES, LARISSA WAS A VERY IMPORTANT CITY IN THESSALY AND WAS THE MYTHOLOGICAL BORN PLACE OF ACHILLES. TODAY IS THE CAPITAL AND THE LARGEST CITY IN THE MODERN THESSALY. IT IS ALSO THE NAMESAKE OF THE NYMPH LARISSA WHO WAS THE DAUGHTER OF PELASQUS, SON OF TRIOPAS, THE KING OF ARGOS.
THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THIS PIECE IS 10.8 Grams AND IS STAMPED WITH THE HALL MARKS "ARCA 18 KT.". THE MEASUREMENTS ARE 30 mm (1.2 Inches) BY 20 mm (0.80 Inch).
THE COIN IS GUARANTEED TO BE AUTHENTIC AND THE C.O.A 23584 ACCOMPANIED THIS PIECE. THIS COIN IS LISTED AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM COLLECTION AS NUMBER, BMC Thessaly [Larissa] pp. 29-30, 57-60 AND AT THE DAVID SEAR ANCIENT GREECE COIN CATALOG.
INVENTORY REF: P0000XRCC/.2620
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