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Stater
| Issuer | Gortyna |
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| Year | 330 BC - 270 BC |
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| Reference(s) | Svoronos Crete #67 |
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| Mint | Gortyna, Crete |
| Mintage | ND (330 BC - 270 BC) |
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Gortyna was one of the dominant poleis of central Crete, and by the late fourth century its coinage had achieved a level of die-cutting sophistication rivaling mainland Greek mints. The city's legal code — the Gortyn Code, inscribed around 450 BC and among the oldest surviving bodies of Greek law — reflects a civic administration wealthy and organized enough to sustain serious monetary production across generations.
Svoronos #67 falls within a period when Cretan cities were navigating the turbulent aftermath of Alexander's campaigns without being direct participants in the Diadochi wars, leaving their minting programs unusually continuous.