Live auction - bgr_710467 - THESSALY - KRANNON Drachme
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| Estimate : | 400 € |
| Price : | 245 € |
| Maximum bid : | 250 € |
| End of the sale : | 25 January 2022 14:03:05 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Drachme
Date: c. 460-440 AC.
Mint name / Town : Crannon, Thessalie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 20,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 5,78 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie sur un flan centré, éclaté à 4h. Très joli revers. Usure régulière. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Thessalos marchant à droite avec un boeuf.
Reverse
Reverse description : Cheval avançant à gauche dans les restes d’un carré creux.
Reverse legend : K-R-A
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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