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Drachm of Gortyna with head of Zeus
Greek
Hellenistic Period
200–66 B.C.
Mint: Crete, Gortyna
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 4.70 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number01.5511
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1276.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Zeus, laureate to right.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Bull prancing to right, head full-front, bearing Europa, who sits sideways upon him, draped, and holding her mantle in both hands, the mantle blown out by the wind.
Inscription in Greek.
Border of dots.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Bull prancing to right, head full-front, bearing Europa, who sits sideways upon him, draped, and holding her mantle in both hands, the mantle blown out by the wind.
Inscription in Greek.
Border of dots.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1901: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 22,142.63 (this figure is the total price for MFA 01.5425-01.5657)