Kroton crab nomos obverse
Kroton
AR nomos 7.27 gm, 26.7 mm
510-500 BC
1. SNG ANS 247 (same dies)
2. Rutter, N.K. 2001. Historia Numorum Italy. Page 167 #2078. London: The British Museum Press.
3. SNG Copenhagen 1743
Obverse
Tripod, legs with lion's paw bases, two serpents at feet, crab to right.
ϘΡΟ retrograde
Reverse
Incuse, crab and inscription raised
ϘΡΟ retrograde
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