Obol
Greek
Larisa
Thessaly
450-400 BCE
Silver
Overall: 7/16 in. (1.1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Charles J. and Opel Zimmerman 1923 Fund
2002.48.35519
Geography
Place Made: Greece, Europe
Period
1000 BCE-1 CE
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: [horse trotting, right] Reverse: [Larisa running left, playing ball] inscribed, at left: A; inscribed, at top: A
Published References
BMC-26,24
Provenance
Harlan J. Berk, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois; sold to present collection, 2002.
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