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Hemistater
| Issuer | Gortyna |
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| Year | 330 BC - 270 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Europa seated facing within the branches of a plane tree, her body rendered in three-quarter view with drapery falling about her lower limbs. A bird, likely an eagle, perches to the left among the foliage, referencing the Cretan myth of Zeus and Europa. The composition is deeply struck in high relief, characteristic of the fine engraving tradition of Hellenistic Crete. The field is plain, with no legend or inscription on this side. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΓΟΡΤΥΝΙΩΝ |
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| Mint | Gortyna Mint |
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