The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. CRETE. Knossos (c.350-220 B.C.), Silver Drachm, 5.34g,. Head of Apollo facing to left, wearing a laurel-wreath. Rev. KNΩΣIΩN , Male figure (youthful Zeus?), wearing drapery over his lower limbs, seated to left on a square labyrinth, holding Nike in his extended right hand and a sceptre in his left, a monogram on left, [A]ΓEI in the exergue (Svoronos 88, pl. VI, 15; BMC 28, pl. V, 14 (this reverse die); Jameson 2519 (this reverse die)). A little softly struck on reverse, extremely fine a nd very rare. US$ 5,000
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