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Trichalkon
| Issuer | Kroton |
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| Year | 400 BC - 385 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A Delphic tripod cauldron rendered frontally, with three legs joined at the base and a rounded bowl surmounted by a curved handle or garland motif, set within a plain field. The tripod, sacred emblem of Kroton and emblematic of the city's Pythagorean and Apolline religious traditions, is depicted in a schematic yet recognizable form. The denomination inscription ΤΡΙ appears to the right of the tripod. The design is characteristic of the bronze coinage of Kroton from the early fourth century BC. |
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Kroton's bronze coinage of this period reflects the city's slow recovery after the catastrophic defeat by Lokroi and Rhegion around 389 BC, which effectively ended Kroton's dominance in Bruttium. The city had been among the most powerful of the Italiote Greek poleis — home to the Pythagorean brotherhood until their violent expulsion in the fifth century — but the military collapse of the late 390s forced significant retrenchment. Bronze struck at this weight suggests issues intended for local market use during a period when Kroton could no longer project the civic confidence of its earlier silver.