bgr_624089 - THESSALY - KRANNON Obole
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Item sold on our e-shop (2021)
Price : 300.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2021)
Price : 300.00 €
Type : Obole
Date: c. 460-440 AC.
Mint name / Town : Crannon, Thessalie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 10 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 0,83 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie idéalement centrée. Fine usure régulière. Joli revers. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Protomé de taureau paissant à gauche, la tête de face ; derrière un trident.
Reverse
Reverse legend : LÉGENDE RÉTROGRADE.
Reverse description : Tête de cheval à droite dans les restes d’un carré creux.
Reverse legend : K/R/A
Reverse translation : (de Crannon).
Commentary
C’est la première fois que nous présentons ce type à la vente.
This is the first time we present this type for sale
This is the first time we present this type for sale
Historical background
THESSALY - KRANNON
(5th - 4th century BC)
Crannon was a wealthy city in Thessaly surrounded by the territories of Larissa and Scotussa. Its population was originally from Epirus. The city after having known for two centuries a great expansion then fell into a slow decline before disappearing after the Roman conquest.
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