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Stater

Features

Issuer Knossos (Crete (ancient))
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 440 BC
Value Silver Stater (3)
Currency Drachm
Composition Silver
Weight 11.99 g
Diameter 20 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered, Incuse
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
442932
References SvoronosCr# 1
Ioannis Nikolaus Svoronos; 1890. Numismatique de la Crète ancienne. Protat frères, Paris, France.
, BMC Greek# 1
British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes).

Obverse

The Minotaur in a kneeling-running stance to right, its head facing.

Reverse

The Labyrinth, in the form of a swastika, five pellets in a floral pattern at the centre, four sunken squares in the corners.

Mint

Cnossus, Crete, Greece

Comments

Le Rider, pl. 24, 25.

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Stater
The New York Sale
Auction 27
Lot 407
Internet Archive
4 Jan 2012 VF USD 110 000.00
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Stater
The New York Sale
Auction 60
Lot 94
Internet Archive
9 Jan 2024 F
(NGC Fine 4/5 - 2/5)
USD 17 500.00
(+ buyer's premium)
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