bgr_1081229 - ELLIS ISLANDS - KEPHALLENIA - KRANION Trihemiobole
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Type : Trihemiobole
Date: c. 480-400 AC.
Mint name / Town : Cranion, Céphallénie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 9 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,08 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie sur un flan bien centré des deux côtés à l’usure régulière. Joli portrait au droit. Patine grise épaisse
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête féminine archaïque à gauche (Procis) coiffée du stéphane.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Tête de bélier à gauche dans un carré creux.
Commentary
Type inhabituel archaïque. Pour ce type nous avons le tetrobole (BMC. 13) et le trihemiobole (BMC. 14). Ce type a parfois été attribué à Cebren (Troade) à cause de la tête de bélier.
Unusual archaic type. For this type we have tetrobole (BMC. 13) and trihemiobole (BMC. 14). This type has sometimes been attributed to Cebren (Troad) because of the ram's head
Unusual archaic type. For this type we have tetrobole (BMC. 13) and trihemiobole (BMC. 14). This type has sometimes been attributed to Cebren (Troad) because of the ram's head
Historical background
ELLIS ISLANDS - KEPHALLENIA - KRANION
(5th century BC)
The island of Cephallenia was located on the coast of Elis, located in the Ionian Sea about twenty kilometers north of Zacynthos. The island was shared between four city-states: Cranion, Palé, Pronni and Samé (Samos). Cranion was located in the western part of the island, facing Italy.
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