bgr_791990 - THESSALY - KRANNON Chalque
140.00 €(Approx. 145.60$ | 116.20£)
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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.
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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