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Obol
| Issuer | Kroton |
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| Year | 430 BC - 420 BC |
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| Weight | 0.38 g |
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| Obverse description | Tripod depicted in the field, rendered in archaic incuse style characteristic of early South Italian coinage from Kroton. The tripod, a sacred symbol of Apollo and the civic emblem of Kroton, is shown frontally with cauldron above and three legs splaying outward to the base. The design is executed in low relief with a slightly irregular flan typical of hammered silver coinage of this period. No legend appears on this side. |
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| Reverse description | Octopus depicted frontally in the field, with a rounded mantle at center and eight tentacles radiating and curling outward in all directions, filling the coin's circular flan. The creature is rendered with naturalistic detail, its sinuous arms spread symmetrically across the surface in a bold and lively composition. The abbreviated civic ethnic KPO (for KΡΟΤΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ) appears in the field, identifying the issuing city of Kroton. The design is struck in relief on an irregularly shaped hammered flan. |
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| Reverse lettering | KPO |
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