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| Issuer | Gortyna |
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| Year | 245 BC - 221 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Reverse description | A bull stands to the left with its head turned back to the right in a dynamic three-quarter pose, rendered in high relief with careful attention to musculature. The entire type is enclosed within a wreath of olive leaves, forming a circular border around the central device. The Greek civic legend ΓOPTYNIΩN is inscribed across the field, identifying the issuing city of Gortyna in Crete. The composition is a hallmark type of Gortynian bronze coinage and reflects the city's close association with bovine imagery rooted in the myth of Europa and the bull. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (245 BC - 221 BC) |
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