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Drachm

Date

3rd century B.C.

Medium

Silver

Culture

Greek

Department

Coins

Institution

Getty Museum

Obverse: Diademed head of Zeus or Minos in profile, facing right. Reverse: Apollo seated on a rock, with his head facing forwards and legs bent to his right; he wears boots and a tunic to his waist, and he holds a bow and arrows, a quiver over his left shoulder. His right hand rests on his bent right knee. Clockwise, starting at left of Apollo: inscribed "ΓΟΡΤΥΝΙ[ΩΝ]" [Gortynion]. Beaded border. Coin has been heavily clipped or cut.

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