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Bruttium, Kroton in alliance with Temesa AR Stater. Circa 430-420 BC. Tripod; [ϘPO] to left, [TE] to right / Corinthian helmet right; [QPO] below. HN Italy 2122; SNG ANS 448. 7.33g, 16mm, 3h.
Fine. Toned. Very Rare.
Kroton is known to have issued alliance coinage with a number of the cities of Magna Graecia, of which this very rare type is an excellent example. It parallels a similar issue at Temesa (cf. Jameson 464), and although the war-like imagery has been thought to represent a military alliance, no historical record of such a symmachy exists and it is more likely that the arms depicted are simply the civic badge of Temesa: Head notes that the types (tripod, greaves and helmet) probably represent prizes awarded at festival competitions. As such, it is more likely that the coinage represents a political/civic alliance (homonoia) between Kroton and Temesa; indeed in 510 BC, following the destruction of Kroton's rival city, Sybaris, it appears that Temesa came under the domination of Kroton. These coins were issued during this period.
Fine. Toned. Very Rare.
Kroton is known to have issued alliance coinage with a number of the cities of Magna Graecia, of which this very rare type is an excellent example. It parallels a similar issue at Temesa (cf. Jameson 464), and although the war-like imagery has been thought to represent a military alliance, no historical record of such a symmachy exists and it is more likely that the arms depicted are simply the civic badge of Temesa: Head notes that the types (tripod, greaves and helmet) probably represent prizes awarded at festival competitions. As such, it is more likely that the coinage represents a political/civic alliance (homonoia) between Kroton and Temesa; indeed in 510 BC, following the destruction of Kroton's rival city, Sybaris, it appears that Temesa came under the domination of Kroton. These coins were issued during this period.