Crete, 220 BC Knossos-Gortyna Alliance, Europa & Labyrinth:

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louisvillekyshop CCF Advertiser United States 1308 Posts	Posted 07/10/2019 7:08 pm Once Again, a coin I did not ever pass by before. I am tempted to trace the maze to see if there is a passage on a bitmap picture in red using maybe Microsoft Paint. 18.5mm, 4.15g, CRETE, 220 BC Knossos-Gortyna Alliance, Europa & Labyrinth. Europa, holding veil, seated left on bull leaping left; dolphins below, radiating lines in periphery / Labyrinth; star above. Svoronos, Numismatique 118; SNG Copenhagen 378-9 var. (two dolphins); Traeger 178. Report this Post to the Staff

BigSilver Pillar of the Community United States 2843 Posts	Posted 07/10/2019 7:44 pm Very neat coin. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/10/2019 7:54 pm The Cretan labyrinth, cool coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 07/10/2019 8:12 pm Yep, very nice. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34440 Posts	Posted 07/10/2019 9:25 pm Quote: I am tempted to trace the maze to see if there is a passage My very first thought too... "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
louisvillekyshop CCF Advertiser United States 1308 Posts	Posted 07/11/2019 1:48 pm Spence: Aside from if the maze is a real one that can be traced to an end, were they different mazes drawn on different coins or all the same exact layout of the maze with all the same passages? I certainly think there is some room for study there and a person could just rely on the published examples available online to do this without buying any of the coins. Then the big next question is are any of these mazes a match to a real maze that was in existence with the exact same passages? Like could the coins be a map? (Someone must have done all of this I imagine.) Report this Post to the Staff
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