Bruttium. Kroton. Circa 500-480 BC. Stater (Silver, 26.05 mm, 6.43 g). ϘPO (retrograde), Tripod with three ring handles, legs ending in lion's feet and two double volutes below bowl, on exergual line of dots between two parallel lines; in left field, crab; border of dots within two concentric linear circles. Rev. ϘPO (retrograde), Same type as the obverse but incuse and without volutes; ethnic, the three ring handles and the lyre in left field are raised; rayed border. HN Italy 2088 (same dies). P. Attianese, “Kroton, Ex Nummis Historia”, 1992, p. 47, 33 (same dies). G. Gorini, “La monetazione incusa della Magna Grecia”, 1975, p. 23, 16 (same dies). SNG Copenhagen 1746 (same dies). SNG Lloyd 594 (same dies). SNG ANS -. SNG München -. Cf. HGC 1, 1446. Lightly toned. Some bumps and notching to edge, otherwise, Good Very Fine. A rare variety.
Ex Nomisma 4, 5 November 1994, lot 15.