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E-auction 114-61120 - bgr_358412 - THESSALY - KRANNON Dichalque

THESSALY - KRANNON Dichalque VF
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Estimate : 55 €
Price : 11 €
Maximum bid : 30 €
End of the sale : 22 June 2015 15:03:30
bidders : 6 bidders
Type : Dichalque
Date: c. 350 AC.
Mint name / Town : Crannon, Thessalie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 19,5 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 5,68 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large bien centré des deux côtés à l’usure très importante, mais identifiable. Patine vert foncé
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Zeus à droite.

Reverse


Reverse description : Cavalier thessalien galopant à droite.
Reverse legend : K-R-A.
Reverse translation : (Crannon).

Commentary


Pour ce type, la tête du droit peut être tournée à droite ou à gauche.

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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