BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 500-480 BC. AR Nomos (23.5mm, 7.64 g, 3h). Good VF.

CNG Feature Auction 133
Lot: 50. Estimated: $ 1 000

Greek, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 500-480 BC. AR Nomos (23.5mm, 7.64 g, 3h). Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion's feet, set on basis of two lines, the upper dotted / Incuse eagle flying right. Gorini 7; Attianese 14 (same dies as illustration); HN Italy 2095; BMC 33; McClean 1662 (same dies). Iridescent tone, some roughness, cleaning scratches and marks. Good VF.

From the Filipe De Pina Collection. Ex Artemide XLIII (6 June 2015), lot 81.

As with many cities in Magna Graecia, Kroton was established by colonists from mainland Greece. Myskellos, obeying a directive of the oracle of Delphi, led a group of Achaian settlers to the site and founded the city around 710 BC. This divine sanction is represented by the tripod of the oracle, which became the civic badge of Kroton and is featured on its coinage. Kroton was among the first cities to produce coinage in Italy, its earliest being of the incuse type struck on the Achaian standard. As evidenced by its bountiful coinage, Kroton was one of the most important and wealthy cities of southern Italy. Although its fortunes rose and fell over the centuries, it maintained its production of a wide array of denominations and metals until the Roman period.

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CNG Feature Auction 133 – Session One – Lot 1-308 will be held Tuesday morning, 15 September 2026 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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