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TROAS. Dardanos. Early 5th century BC. Obol (Silver, 8.5 mm, 0.68 g). Rooster standing to left. Rev. Cross-hatch design. Klein 303. With a very unusual reverse. Obverse slightly off-center, otherwise, good very fine.
Dardanos used the cock as its symbol on its early coinage, perhaps because of that animal's relation to the sunrise or because of a lost myth connecting it with the Dardanians, an ancient people who supposedly lived in this area and were closely connected to the Trojans (Tros was the grandson of their eponymous founder, Dardanos).
Dardanos used the cock as its symbol on its early coinage, perhaps because of that animal's relation to the sunrise or because of a lost myth connecting it with the Dardanians, an ancient people who supposedly lived in this area and were closely connected to the Trojans (Tros was the grandson of their eponymous founder, Dardanos).