Tanus (Crete) Explained

Tanus or Tanos (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Τάνος)[1] was a town of ancient Crete. Tanus minted coins in antiquity, some of which have survived, with the epigraph ΤΑΝΙΩΝ.[2]

The site of Tanus is tentatively located near modern Almyrida/Castel Apicorno.

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35.4475°N 24.2005°W

Notes and References

  1. Artemidorus, ap.
  2. [Joseph Hilarius Eckhel]