{"product_id":"136808-bruttium-nomos-ca-425-380-bc-kroton-silver-ef-40-45-hgc-1-1458","title":"Bruttium, Nomos, ca. 425-380 BC, Kroton, Silver, AU(50-53), HGC:1-1458","description":"\u003cp id=\"head\"\u003eEagle head to the right, standing to the left on the head of a stag turned to the right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"reverse\"\u003eTripod with lion paw feet, ivy leaf on the left and ethnic on the right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"comment\"\u003ePleasant, well-centered nomos on the reverse, with distinctive reliefs and details and a patina with golden highlights.\n\nThe obverse is off-center at the top of the flan, but reveals the entire iconography. The feathers of the eagle are well defined and the head and antlers of the stag are clearly visible. A thin circle surrounds the motif.\nThe reverse features a tripod. The tripod is that of the Pythia of Delphi, who is said to have ordered Myscellos, an Achaean from Rhypes, to found a new city on the other side of the sea. Kroton was thus born around 710 BC, and took the tripod of the Delphic oracle as the emblem for its coinage, in memory of the legend of its foundation.\n\nOur coin was minted during a turbulent period, when Kroton ruled the Italiote League. Founded around 430 BC, it fought against invasions from neighboring cities, notably Lokroi, Syracuse and the Lucanians. The League suffered a heavy defeat in 389 BC at the Battle of Elleporus at the hands of Dionysius I, tyrant of Syracuse, who eventually took the city of Kroton in 379 BC.\n\nHN Italy 2146; HGC 1,1458; SNG ANS 352 and Attianese 104. \nFaune d'Argent Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"reverseCaption\"\u003eϘΡΟ\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"weight\"\u003e7.51 gr\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"cdma","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55860799177036,"sku":"136808","price":1700.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/1655\/7029\/files\/136808A_eee3ae81-be0a-4529-8a66-cb3ffd78730c.jpg?v=1762429817","url":"https:\/\/www.numiscorner.com\/products\/136808-bruttium-nomos-ca-425-380-bc-kroton-silver-ef-40-45-hgc-1-1458","provider":"Numiscorner.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}