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BRUTTIUM, SILVER NOMOS OF KROTON, ca. 280-277 BC, 6.526g, 10h. ANS 410 (same dies). Rare. Old cabinet tone. Perfectly centered and struck. Among the finest known. Choice extremely fine. Bank Leu 1989 (40) lot 30; Bank Leu 1973 (2) lot 58
As 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 Achaean settlers to the site and founded the city around 710. This divine sanction is represented by the tripod of the oracle, which became the civic badge of Kroton and is featured on its coinage.
As 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 Achaean settlers to the site and founded the city around 710. This divine sanction is represented by the tripod of the oracle, which became the civic badge of Kroton and is featured on its coinage.