bgr_407216 - THESSALY - KRANNON Dichalque
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Price : 250.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2017)
Price : 250.00 €
Type : Dichalque
Date: c. 350 AC.
Mint name / Town : Crannon, Thessalie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 16,5 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 4,14 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan bien centré au droit, un peu court sur la légende au revers. Très joli droit. Usure superficielle au revers. Patine marron
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Cavalier thessalien galopant à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Hydrie posée sur un char, un corbeau percé sur la roue à droite.
Reverse legend : AT-[LA]/ [KRA].
Reverse translation : (Récompense, Crannon).
Commentary
Ce type de divisionnaire semble beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages de référence.
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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