Stater

Features

Issuer Gortyna (Crete (ancient))
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 330 BC - 270 BC
Value Silver Stater (3)
Currency Drachm
Composition Silver
Weight 11.22 g
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
178578
References SvoronosCr# 74 var.,
Iōannēs N. Svorōnos; 1890. Numismatique de la Crète ancienne. Protat frères, Paris, France.
BMC Greek# 27
Reginald Stuart Poole; 1876. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum / Volume 2. Sicily. British Museum, London, United Kingdom.
And 26 more volumes.

Obverse

Europa, semi-nude, seated facing in plane tree, raising her veil with her right hand and, with her left, holding eagle with spread wings in her lap

Reverse

Bull standing to left, head turned back to right to ward off a fly from his left rear hoof

Mint

Gortyn, Crete, Greece

Comments

BMC 27 and pl. 10, 7 and 8; Traité III, 1601 and pl. 254, 5; Gillet 1015; Svoronos –, for obverse, cf. 84 and for reverse, cf. 74; Le Rider 65 and pl. XIX, 2.

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Stater
Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 133
Lot 98
Internet Archive
21 Nov 2022 VF USD 133 065.13
(CHF 120 000.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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