MK-WUE | Kreta: Gortyn 360/50-322 v. Chr.

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Kreta: Gortyn 360/50-322 v. Chr.
	Würzburg, Martin von Wagner Museum der Universität temporary exhibitions
Inventory no	Ka 1153 = H 6519
Obverse	Europa n. r. in einem Baum sitzend, mit der linken Hand unterhalb des Knies in das Gewand greifend.
Reverse	Stier n. r., den Kopf zurückgewandt.
Class/status	City
Date	360/50-322 v. Chr.
Denomination	Stater Stater Literally the resp. one unit. Hence designating the main unit within a certain currency of a Greek city or realm. The silver tetradrachm of Athens or the tridrachm of Corinth hence are also the stater within each denominational system. The main meaning though, especially in modern scholarship, is that of a denomination in gold of about 8.6 grams in the Attic standard.
	Silver ; 11,76 g; 26 mm; 4 h
Production	struck
Mint	Gortyna
Region	Kreta
Country	Greece
Publications	G. Le Rider, Monnaies Crétoises du V. au I. Siècle av. J. C., Études Crétoises 15 (Paris 1966), Nr. 19a (Taf. 3, 4); J.-N. Svoronos, Numismatique de la Crète Ancienne (Macon 1890; Nachdruck Bonn 1972), Nr. 61 (Taf. 14, 8).
Item	Coin
Department	Antiquity, Greek, Hellenism
Vendor (to prev. Owner)	LHS Numismatik AG (Zurich)
previous Owner	1. Herbert Wellhöfer 2007 - 2016 2. Athos D. Moretti 3. Roland Maly
Object number	ID370
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