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| Issuer | Knossos |
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| Year | 220 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Europa seated upon a bull advancing left, her garments billowing in the wind, her right hand grasping the animal's horn for balance. Two dolphins are depicted in the lower field beneath the bull, referencing the maritime setting of the myth. The figures are rendered in robust relief within a beaded border, characteristic of Hellenistic Cretan coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A square meander labyrinth occupying the majority of the reverse field, composed of multiple concentric rectangular passages converging toward a central swastika-like motif, an iconic symbol of the legendary Cretan Labyrinth of Knossos. The ethnic inscription KNΩΣIΩN is distributed around the labyrinth design, with letters visible along the sides. The whole is enclosed within a beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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