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Stater
| Issuer | Kroton |
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| Year | 425 BC - 350 BC |
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| Diameter | 22 mm |
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| Obverse description | Eagle standing left in spread-wing, displayed posture with head raised aloft, rendered in high relief characteristic of Krotoniate die-cutting. A crab appears in the lower left field, serving as a secondary symbol. The ethnic inscription KOY is placed to the right of the eagle, while BOIΣ occupies the exergue below the principal device. The composition reflects the accomplished engraving tradition of Magna Graecia in the late Classical period. |
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| Reverse description | A Delphic tripod, the civic emblem of Kroton, shown in full frontal view with cauldron surmounting three legs that terminate in stylised lion's paw feet. A decorative fillet hangs to the left from the tripod's bowl, a detail associated with sacred dedications. The ethnic legend ϘPO appears in the field, employing the archaic koppa (Ϙ) as the initial letter of Kroton's name. The incuse or relief treatment of the reverse follows established Achaean-style coinage conventions, emphasising the civic and religious symbolism of the tripod device. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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