CRETE. Gortyna. Circa 98/6-94 BC. Drachm (Silver, 16 mm, 3.31 g, 11 h). Diademed and bearded head of Zeus or Minos to left. Rev. ΓΟΡΤΥΝΙ - ΩΝ Warrior, nude, standing facing, resting his right hand on a shield and holding a spear with his left. Svoronos, Numismatique, 143 var ( differing legend break ). Boldly struck, toned and with a stern and severe-looking portrait of Zeus. Extremely fine.

From a Swiss collection, and from a Dutch collection, acquired from Tradart in the 1990s, 51 Gallery, 12 June 2013, 138.