Hemistater
Features
| Country |
Gortyna
(Crete (ancient)) |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 330 BC - 270 BC |
| Value | 1 Hemistater = 10 Drachm (10) |
| Currency | Drachm |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 4.18 g |
| Diameter | 16.0 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Demonetized | Yes |
Obverse
Europa seated half-right in a tree, lifting her veil with her right hand while resting her other on a branch. An eagle is standing to the left with its body facing left with its head facing right.
Reverse
Bull butting to the right with legend above and below, all within circular border of dots.
Lettering:
ΓΟΡΤΥ
ΝΙΩΝ
Comments
This is an unpublished coin that sold for $32,500 by Triton XIX, Lot: 2042.
cf. Svoronos, Numismatique 105–6 shows silver didrachms with the same obverse type and a similar reverse.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND (330 BC - 270 BC) | Unique | |||||||||||
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