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Gold Ring Featuring a Silver Drachma of the Greek City Larissa - FJ.5332
Origin: Mediterranean
Circa: 500
BC
to 400
BC
Collection: Coin Jewelry
Medium: Silver, Gold
$4,600.00
Location: United States
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This genuine ancient coin has been
mounted in a
modern 18 karat gold ring.
Larissa, situated in eastern Greece, was
the most
important town in the region of
Thessaly. The
rich series of coins of Larissa begins
at an earlier
date than that of any other Thessalian
town and
the coins of the best period are of
exquisite
beauty, as revealed in this stunning
silver coin.
On one side we see the dynamic image of
a
galloping horse, his legs creatively
positioned in
mid-stride. Reins about his neck give
suspect to
the whereabouts of his rider. Perhaps he
has
been left in the dust, the horse's
spirited energy,
like that of Larissa, far too strong to
harness. On
the reverse side of the coin appears a
bull,
whose enormous vitality is being
controlled,
albeit tenuously, by the figure of a
man. Both
man and beast assert an energy that
equates
with the power of ancient Larissa.
Clearly, this
coin is a magnificent artistic
expression of the
spirited strength of a city, peopled by
imaginative artists adept at portraying
the
intangible in a most captivating
fashion.
This coin was found in Asia Minor.
- (FJ.5332)
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