[Svoronos 35]Itanos, at the extreme northeast point of the island of Crete. The town dates from Minoan times. An Egyptian garrison established here in the 3rd c. BC. led to increasing Ptolemaic influence over the island's politics.
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| Babelon II-3, 1415 | Itanos, Crete, AR stater. Ca. 350-320 BC. 26 mm, 11.25 g. ITANION, Triton right with fish's tail, left hand raised and with his right brandishing a trident downwards. / Two sea monsters facing each other. Babelon II-3, 1415; Svoronos, Crète ancienne 20; Luynes 2356. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 4 | Itanos, Crete, AR stater. Ca. 350-320 BC. 11.28 g. Triton right with fish's tail, left hand raised and with his right spearing a fish with a trident. / ITA, two sea monsters facing each other. BMC 4; Svoronos, Crète ancienne 21; Mionnet Supp IV, 188; Traité II-3, 1416. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 5 | Itanos, Crete, AR stater. Ca. 350-320 BC. 11 g. Triton right with fish's tail, left hand raised and with his right spearing a fish with a trident. / ITANION, two sea monsters facing each other. BMC 5; Wroth 5 in NC III, IV; Svoronos, Crète ancienne 22; Traité II-3, 1422. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 15 | Itanos, Crete, AR Hemidrachm. 320-270 BC. Helmeted head of Athena left / ITANIΩN, eagle standing left, Sea-god Glaukos right with trident, all in incuse square. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 17 | Itanos, Crete, AR hemidrachm, 320-270 BC. 2.69 g. Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet decorated with a palmette / ITANIΩN to right of eagle standing left, head turned back. BMC 17; Svoronos Crete 32; Traité 1430. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 23 | Itanos, Crete, AR obol. 320-270 BC. 0.71 g. Helmeted head of Athena right. / Star of eight rays. BMC 23; Svoronos, Crète ancienne 33. | Text | Image | |
| Svoronos 4 | Crete, Itanus AR Stater. ca 425–380 BC. Sea god Glaukos right, with human torso and fishy tail, holding transverse trident in right hand and fish by tail in left / Eight-rayed star in incuse square with square border. Traegger A 7. | Text | Image | |
| Svoronos 35 | Crete, Itanos AR Stater. Circa 300-280 BC. Head of Athena left, in crested Attic helmet decorated with palmette / ITANIΩN, eagle standing left, head right; in right field, Triton right, holding trident; all within incuse square. LeRider 15. | Text | Image | Text | Image |
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| Svoronos 36 | Crete, Itanos AR Drachm. ca 300-280 BC. Head of Athena left, in crested Attic helmet decorated with palmette / ITANIΩN, eagle standing left, head right; in right field, Triton right, holding trident; all within incuse square. LeRider 3, BMC 13. | Text | Image | |
| Svoronos 39 | Crete, Itanus AR Obol. ca 330–300 BC. Head of Athena left, in crested Attic helmet ornamented with palmettes / Star of eight rays. | Text | Image | |
| Svoronos 42 | Itanos, Crete, AE15. Ca. 320-270 BC. 3 g. Helmeted head of Athena left. / Star of 16 rays with Θ in centre. Svoronos, Crète ancienne 42. | Text | Image | |
| Svoronos 43 | Itanos, Crete, AE14. Ca. 320-270 BC. 3.21 g. Helmeted head of Athena left. / Star of 16 rays with E in centre. Svoronos, Crète ancienne 43. | Text | Image | |
| Sear 3321 | Itanos, Crete, c. 320-270 BC, AR hemidrachm, 14mm, 2.2g. Head of Athena right wearing crested Corinthian helmet / Eagle standing left, head turned back. Sear Greek 3321; BMC 23. | Text | Image | |
| Sear 3322 | Itanos, Crete, AR 12 mm obol. ca 320-270 BC. 0.66 g. Helmeted head of Athena left. / Star of eight rays. Svoronos 39; SNG Cop 477; BMC 19; Sear SG 3322. sg3322 | Text | Image | |
