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Hemidrachm
| Issuer | Gortyna |
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| Year | 330 BC - 270 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Forepart of a bull advancing to left, rendered in archaic Greek style with schematic parallel lines delineating the mane and musculature of the neck and shoulder. The animal's head is turned slightly, with the eye and nostril depicted in relief. The type alludes to the myth of Zeus transformed into a bull, central to Gortyna's civic identity. The figure occupies the central field of the irregularly shaped flan. |
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| Reverse description | Diademed head of Europa facing right, her hair adorned with barley leaves above the forehead, a motif referencing the mythological narrative of her abduction by Zeus. She wears a simple single-drop earring. The portrait is rendered in a naturalistic Hellenistic style with fine engraving. The ethnic legend appears in the field surrounding the effigy. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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