Obol

Greek
Larisa
Thessaly

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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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