bgr_1051868 - THESSALY - KRANNON Unité
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Type : Unité
Date: c. 350 AC.
Mint name / Town : Crannon, Thessalie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 14,5 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 2,56 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Jolis bustes. Usure importante mais régulière. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Bustes accolés de Thessalos portant le pétase et d’un cheval.
Reverse
Reverse description : Taureau chargeant à droite ; au-dessus, un trident.
Reverse legend : KRA
Reverse translation : (Crannon).
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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