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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 3442230, member: 57495&quot;]I have a few overstrikes, but this Gortyna stater overstruck on a Knossos is my favorite.&nbsp; The Labyrinth undertype on the reverse is apparent, but the real bonus for me is the head of the minotaur at 6 o&#039;clock on the obverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]913981[/ATTACH]<b>CRETE, Gortyna</b></p><p>AR Stater. 11.77g, 29.8mm. CRETE, Gortyna, circa 330-270 BC. SNG Cop -; cf. Svoronos 58 and 62 (obv and rev type). O: Europa seated right in plane (platanus) tree, resting her head pensively on her left hand. R: Bull standing to right, head turned back left to lick its flank.</p><p><i>Ex stock Munich Münzhandlung Karl Kress (c. 1950s/60s)</i></p><p><b>Notes: </b>Overstruck on a stater of Knossos, circa 425-360 BC (Svoronos 23), with visible undertypes of the Minotaur on obv and Labyrinth of Knossos on rev.</p><p><br /></p><p>An example of the undertype for comparison.&nbsp; The inset shows the minotaur&#039;s head from the obverse of my coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]913982[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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