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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bart9349, post: 1625911, member: 5682&quot;]Of course, the labyrinth was an Ancient structure built for King Minos of Crete at Knossos. Its purpose was to hold the Minotaur, a mythical creature that was half man and half bull.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some Ancient Greek coins from Knossos:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]231580.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>Insel Kreta Knossos</p><p>Stater 320/300 v. Chr. 10.56 g. Kopf der Demeter mit Ährenkranz / Quadratisches Labyrinth zwischen Pfeilspitze und Köcher, im Zentrum K. Svoronos, Crète, S. 71, 48 Le Rider, Monnaies crétoises, Tf. VII, 9 Selten Sehr schön</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]231582.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>Crete, Knossos Æ20. Circa 220 BC. Knossos-Gortyna alliance coinage. Europa on bull left / Labyrinth. Svoronos, Numismatique 122; SNG Copenhagen 378. 6.94g, 20mm, 1h</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]231584.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>KRETA </p><p>KNOSSOS </p><p><br /></p><p>Stater, circa 450 - 375. Kopf der Ariadne mit Ohrring nach links. Rs: Labyrinth in Form eines Mäanders, im Zentrum fünf Punkte, an den Ecken vier punktförmige Vertiefungen. BMC 9; Svoronos 70, 39; Le Rider, Monnaies Crétoise, 23. 11,78g. Selten. Sehr schön/fast vorzüglich.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Any insights into the use of the labyrinth on Ancient coins? I was asked at another site and I had nothing to add.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was asked when the first coins with a labyrinth-like structure appeared in Ancient numismatics and did they later appear in numismatics (especially Roman coins and even modern coins)?</p><p><br /></p><p>guy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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