Koinon of Thessaly - RPC I 1431

Roman Provincial Coins, Koinon of Thessaly during the reign of Tiberius. (14 - 37 CE) Bronze Triassarion, Larissa (?) mint   

  • Obverse: ΘEΣΣAΛΩN ΣEBAΣTHΩN /  Female figure (Livia?, Eirene?) seated right, holding scepter in right hand, laurel branch in left
  • Reverse: ΣTPATHΓOY ΛYKOYTOY / Demeter (Ennodia?) standing facing, head left, holding grain ears in right hand, long torch in left; monogram to lower left.

Reference:

  • RPC I 1431
  • SNG Copenhagen 336
  • BCD Thessaly II 920
  • Rogers 74
  • Burrer Em. 1, Series 2, 12-8

Other Information:

  • Issued by Lykoutos, strategos.
  • The capital of Koinon of Thessaly, also called the Thessalian League was Larissa; therefore, this city is the most likely mint for this coin
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