TYPE Ancient Greece, Kroton (Bruttium), 299-281 BC, silver diobol (sixth stater), 1.09g DESCRIPTION . Obv: Head of Athena, Greek legend KROTO above Rev: Herakles, as city founder, standing right, wearing lion-skin and leaning on club with both hands, Greek legend OIKISTAS ("founder") to right, Greek letter 'koppa' to left REFERENCE: SG 480 GRADING: VF, slightly uneven toning ORDER INFO: G2093, $155 Situated at the "beginning of Italy's toe" - the eastern shore of Bruttium - this ancient Greek colony boasted a number of notable citizens. These ranged from its legendary founder, Herakles - shown here in a luxuriant looking lion-skin of somewhat serpentlike appearance - through the six-time Olympic wrestling champion Milo, to the famous mathematician and philosopher, Pythagoras. The bit uneven toning and ever so slight porosity render the scans somewhat less appealing than reality; however, legends are clear and complete, and fine detail is present.