Drachm

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Drachm

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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. Surface heavily pitted. 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 "ΓΟΡΤΥΝΙΩ[Ν]" [Gortynion]. Beaded border.

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