G147 A Rare and Well Preserved Greek Silver Stater of Knossos (Crete)
Crete, Cnossus.
d=25 mm
Stater circa 420, AR 11.92 g. KNOSI[ON] Minotaur running r., head facing with r. hand lowered and l. raised holding unidentified object. Rev. Labyrinth in the shape of counter-clockwise swastika with floral pattern in the centre; sunk squares in the four corners. Svoronos -; see Addenda, Arc. Eph. 1899, pl. 11, 14. Wroth, NC 1896 pl. 7, 6 var. = Le Rider p. 99, 5 and 25, 1 var. (this obverse die, but the labyrinth clockwise).
(Ancient Art & Numismatics)
