| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVIII Online Sessions | Auction date: 22 January 2025 |
| Lot number: 5090 Price realized: 650 USD (Approx. 624 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 479-460 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 1.02 g, 2h). Head of the nymph Larissa left; horizontal labrys to left / Sandal of Jason right within incuse square. BCD Thessaly II 349.1/350.1–2 (same obv. die/rev. type); HGC 4, 403. Toned, typical light porosity. VF. Very rare with labrys on obverse and sandal right on reverse. Ex Triton XXV (11 January 2022), lot 176. Estimate: 300 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVIII Online Sessions | Auction date: 22 January 2025 |
| Lot number: 5091 Price realized: 275 USD (Approx. 264 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 479-460 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 1.03 g, 8h). Head of the nymph Larissa right / Sandal of Jason left within incuse square. BCD Thessaly II 139 and 348.2 (same dies); HGC 4, 405. Toned, light granularity, some die wear. VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 540 (14 June 2023), lot 67; Album 42 (20 January 2022), lot 46; Nomos Obolos 12 (31 March 2019), lot 230. Estimate: 150 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 583 | Auction date: 19 March 2025 |
| Lot number: 100 Price realized: 110 USD (Approx. 101 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 479-460 BC. AR Obol (11mm, 0.95 g, 12h). Head and neck of bull left, facing viewer; to right, half-length figure of hero to left, his right arm over the bull's neck and his left hand below the bull's muzzle / Head and neck of bridled horse right; all within incuse square. Liampi, Corpus, Group I, I.A.4 (V3/R3); BCD Thessaly II 353.2 (same dies); HGC 4, 479. Granular surfaces, edge split, die breaks and wear. Good VF. A note from BCD from the BCD Thessaly II sale: On these taurokathapsia series one would expect the hero to hold a band around the forehead of the bull or to get ready to jump on its back. On this die it seems as if he is on friendly terms with the animal and is offering him a tasty morsel (in the case of a bull it would probably be just a tuft of grass). Estimate: 100 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 129 | Auction date: 13 May 2025 |
| Lot number: 140 Price realized: 600 USD (Approx. 538 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 356-342 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 6.02 g, 2h). Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, hair in ampyx / Horse standing right, preparing to lie down. Lorber, Hoard, Phase L-III, 38; BCD Thessaly II 316; HGC 4, 453. Lightly toned, shallow test cut on edge, small area of die rust on obverse, double struck on reverse. Good VF. From the G. Savonarola Collection. Ex CNG inventory 727661 (September 2001). Estimate: 750 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 583 | Auction date: 19 March 2025 |
| Lot number: 101 Price realized: 700 USD (Approx. 641 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 365-356 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 6.07 g, 5h). Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, with hair in ampyx / Horse standing right, preparing to lie down. Lorber, Hoard, Phase L-II, 37 (same obv. die); BCD Thessaly II 315; HGC 4, 454 corr. (illustrations for 453 and 454 switched). Faintly toned, a few light cleaning marks, small mark on obverse, minor die break and a little off center on reverse. Good VF. Estimate: 300 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 129 | Auction date: 13 May 2025 |
| Lot number: 139 Price realized: 1,650 USD (Approx. 1,478 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 380-365 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 6.06 g, 12h). Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, grain ears in hair / Mare and foal standing right. L-S Series VI, Type A, dies O4/R1, g (this coin); Lorber, Hoard 8 (same dies); BCD Thessaly II 297; HGC 4, 444; SNG Berry 544 (same dies); McClean 4625 (same dies). Minor patches of find patina. Near EF. Better than most of the examples of middle facing head types on CoinArchives. Ex CNG inventory 760505 (October 2005). The name Larissa derives from a proto-Greek word for "citadel" or "fortress." One of the largest cities in Thessaly, Larissa produced a large and varied coinage beginning in the early-fifth century BC, mostly featuring the hero Thessalos wrestling a bull. Starting about 404 BC, inspired by Kimon's Syracusan facing-head portrait of the spring nymph Arethousa, Larissa introduced a new design also featuring a facing female head, probably intended to represent a local spring nymph bearing the city's name. The nymph heads feature on nearly all Larissan coinage, including bronzes, tiny fractions, silver drachms (by far the most numerous coins struck and surviving), and staters of two drachms. The larger staters, in particular, are closely modeled on Kimon's Arethousa, lacking only the dolphins surrounding the portrait on the original. Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
