bgr_818815 - THESSALY - KRANNON Dichalque
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Type : Dichalque
Date: c. 350 AC.
Mint name / Town : Crannon, Thessalie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 4,74 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Jolie représentation du droit. Usure régulière. Patine marron foncé
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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