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Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


Coin ID #7131

Larisa (BC 400-300) Obol

4th century BC. AR Obol (?) (0.75g). Laureate head of Apollo(?) right / [...]ARIS-[...]ION, eagle with spread wings; club below right wing. Apparently unpublished. VF, dark find patina, some roughness. Possibly unique.

File information
Filename:79000318.jpg
City/Mint name:Larisa
Rating (1 votes):00000
Keywords:silver / classical
References:???
Valuation:CNG Auc. 79 (9/2008), lot 318 ($220 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com
Filesize:17 KiB
Date added:Jul 12, 2010
Dimensions:366 x 175 pixels
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Dimitry   [Jul 12, 2010 at 01:45 AM]
Although CNG identified the coin as from Larisa in Aiolis, it does not seem to fit the typical types of that mint and seems better placed (though conjecturally) in the Ionian Larissa.

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