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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Africa (157) Ancient East (4671) Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) Celtic (372) Goths, Vandals (259) Greek (22567) Roman Imperial (32425) Roman Provincial (8278) Roman Republican & Imperatorial (2318) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Ancient and Medieval India (72) Ancient and Medieval Far East (10245) Central Europe and Italy (20) Eastern Europe and Scandinavia (55) Germany (30) Islamic (22) Western Europe (102) MODERN WORLD Africa (5) Asia (0) Australia and the Pacific Islands (0) Europe (17) North America (0) South America (0) COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS Ancient Imitations (444) Modern Forgeries of Ancient Coins (19) Medieval Imitations (0) Modern Forgeries of Medieval Coins (0) Modern Forgeries of Modern Coins (0)   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     009_004      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     CRETE City:     Gortyna Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Stater Date Struck:     ca 330-270 BC Diameter:     25 mm Weight:     12.13 g Obverse Description:     Europa seated right in plane tree, head resting on her hand. Reverse Description:     Bull standing right, scratching muzzle with hoof. Primary Reference:     BMC Crete 13 Reference2:     Le Rider, Crete pl. XX, 16 Reference3:     Svoronos, Numismatique 64 (pl. XIV, 11- same dies) Photograph Credit:     Bruce Antonelli Notes:     Over struck on the earlier Gortyna type with Europa on bull / Lion’s head in dotted square (Svoronos 9). From The John A. Seeger Collection. At Bruun Rasmussen’s Auction 774 held on June 13th, 2007 a Very Fine example of this type listed as lot number

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