Kranaos (BC 300-280) AE 11

ca 300-280 BC. AE11 (1.29g). Three-quarter facing head of Helios, radiate, head turned slightly right / KPAN, grape cluster; crayfish to left. Good VF, black patina with some central striking weakness. Rare. David Herman Coll.; ex CNG 64 (9/2003), lot 286.

Formerly attributed to the island of Kranae, off the coast of Laconia. Walker cites four examples found in Caria and the island of Rhodes, prompting the new identification.

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City/Mint name:	Kranaos
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Keywords:	bronze / hellenistic
References:	Walker, "A New Mint in Caria", SM 112 (November 1978), pp. 86-88
Valuation:	CNG Elec. Auc. 148 (9/2006), lot 173 ($165)
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