Larissa In Thessaly 356 BC - Nymph. Horse - Ancient Greek Silver Coin 4. 53 Gr. 19
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:34575080 | Date: 356 BC . |
| Composition: Silver | Year: 356 BC |
| Denomination: Drachma |
Larissa in Thessaly 356 BC - nymph. horse - ancient Greek silver coin 4.53 gr.19.9 mm
Tessalia was home to an extensive Neolithic and copperstone culture around 6000 BC.- 2500 BC mycenaean settlements have also been discovered.In archaic and classical times, the valleys of Tessalia became the home of Baronial families such as the aleuadae of Larissa or the scopads of krannon.In the 4th century BC. Jason from Fera is transformed into a significantTessalia of military power.Soon after..., Philip II of Macedon was appointed archon ofTessalia, and the region was linked to the Macedonian Kingdom for the next century.Later, Tessalia became part of the Roman province of Macedonia.On the obverse of most of the coins Larisa depicts the Nymph of the local spring, Larissa, for which the city was named.The choice was probably inspired by Kimon's famous coin entry syracusan Nymph arethusa.The reverse usually depicts a horse in various poses.The horse was the corresponding symbol of Tessalia, the land of the plain, which was well known for its horses.On other coins, there is a male figure, probably the eponymous hero of the thessalians, thessalos.
Tessalia was home to an extensive Neolithic and copperstone culture around 6000 BC.- 2500 BC mycenaean settlements have also been discovered.In archaic and classical times, the valleys of Tessalia became the home of Baronial families such as the aleuadae of Larissa or the scopads of krannon.In the 4th century BC. Jason from Fera is transformed into a significantTessalia of military power.Soon after..., Philip II of Macedon was appointed archon ofTessalia, and the region was linked to the Macedonian Kingdom for the next century.Later, Tessalia became part of the Roman province of Macedonia.On the obverse of most of the coins Larisa depicts the Nymph of the local spring, Larissa, for which the city was named.The choice was probably inspired by Kimon's famous coin entry syracusan Nymph arethusa.The reverse usually depicts a horse in various poses.The horse was the corresponding symbol of Tessalia, the land of the plain, which was well known for its horses.On other coins, there is a male figure, probably the eponymous hero of the thessalians, thessalos.
