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Coin of Knossos and Gortyna with Europa on bull
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 220 B.C.
Mint: Crete, Knossos and Gortyna
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 3.98 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.766
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bull left carrying Europa with her veil billowing.
Below, two dolphins.
Border of rays.
Reverse: Square labyrinth.
Inscription in Greek. Star between the letters [KN] (?).
Below, two dolphins.
Border of rays.
Reverse: Square labyrinth.
Inscription in Greek. Star between the letters [KN] (?).
ProvenanceBy date unknown: in the collection of an English clergyman (now MFA 65.636-65.870); about 1963: collection purchased at auction in London by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; collection purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 9,1965