Æ23 ΤΑΥΡΙΑΔΑ

Cnossus was refounded as a Roman colony — Colonia Iulia Nobilis Cnossus — around 36 BC, likely under the auspices of Mark Antony, who controlled the eastern Mediterranean during this period. Civic bronze issues of this decade reflect the colony's effort to establish a local identity within the new Roman provincial order of Crete and Cyrene, combined into a single province in 27 BC. The magistrate name ΤΑΥΡΙΑΔΑ appearing on this issue helps anchor it within a small, datable sequence catalogued by Svoronos.