Gortyn

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Events

Created

When	300-270 BC [About]
Where	Gortyna

Owned

Who	Anton von Prokesch-Osten (1795-1876)

Relation to places

Greece

Keywords

Animal City Classical antiquity Coin Drachme Gegenstempel, Erasionen u.a Hellenistic period Silver

Description

Front: Weiblicher Kopf (Europa?) nach r.
Rear: Vorderteil (protome) eines Stieres nach r.
Overstruck: A coin or medal used as a flan to produce a new coin and that has been struck with a new die.

Material/Technique

Silver; struck

Measurements

Diameter: 22 mm
Weight: 5.31 g

Part of

Das Geld im Hellenismus - Gold und Silber (4472)

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Literature

F. R. Künker Auktion 136 vom 10. März 2008 Nr. 76-77 (Sammlung Traeger, ca. 300-270 v. Chr.).
G. Le Rider, Monnaies Crétoises du Ve au Ier siècle av. J.-C. (1966) 84 Nr. 91.
J.-N. Svoronos, Numismatique de la Crète Ancienne (1890) 169 Nr. 92.