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A work made of silver.

Drachm (Coin) Depicting Thessalos Holding a Bull

435-400 BCE

Greek

Lárisa

The front of this coin depicts a youth named Thessalos holding a bull by its horns.

On the back a horse leaps to the right, the letters AAP are inscribed above.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium