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bgr_681941 - THESSALY - KRANNON Dichalque

THESSALY - KRANNON Dichalque AU/XF
250.00 €(Approx. 270.00$ | 215.00£)
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Type : Dichalque
Date: c. 350 AC.
Mint name / Town : Crannon, Thessalie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 4,49 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Joli cavalier. Revers à l’usure régulière. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Cavalier thessalien galopant à droite.
Obverse legend : K.
Obverse translation : (Crannon).

Reverse


Reverse description : Hydrie posée sur un char, un corbeau percé sur la roue à droite.
Reverse legend : K-RA/NNO.
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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