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Type : Chalque
Date: c. 350 AC.
Mint name / Town : Crannon, Thessalie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 15 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 2,37 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire idéalement centré. Très joli cavalier au droit, bien venu à la frappe. Revers agréable. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Cavalier thessalien galopant à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Taureau chargeant à droite, un trident tourné à droite au-dessus.
Reverse legend : KRAN/ PE
Reverse translation : (Crannon).
Commentary
Ce type de divisionnaire semble beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages de référence.
This type of divisional seems much rarer than reference works suggest.
This type of divisional seems much rarer than reference works suggest.
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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