ILLUSTRATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT OF COINAGE
SHAPED LIKE STRETCHED OXHIDE
A HANDFULL (DRACHMA) OF SPITS (OBELOI)
SILVER. LIGHT ATTIC TETRADRACHM. 200-67 BCE. KNOSSOS, CRETE.
OBVERSE: APOLLO LAUREATE (WITH MAGISTRATE’S NAME, POLKHOS)
REVERSE: CIRCULAR LABYRINTH; AROUND, KNOSION = OF
THE PEOPLE OF KNOSSOS
DIAMETER: 1.11 INCHES WEIGHT: 13.13 GRAMMES
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