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Thessaly - Larissa Kremaste 302-286 BC AE AE19 5.5 g 2.04 cm 1.82 cm
obverse: hd Achilles ? l
reverse: Thetis on hippocamp l bearing shield of Achilles with AX monogram ΛAPI
Sear GCV 2134
A.G. van der Dussen b.v. Auction 23 (1995) 893 26/27
Larissa Kremaste, situated in the south of Thessaly, was built on a height, hence its name.
It was taken by Demetrios Poliorketes in 302 BC, during his invasion of Thessaly.
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