[Freeman and Sear] Lot: 18 CRETE. Gortyna. Ca. 350–330 BC. AR stater (11.56 gm). Europa seated left in pensive pose in plane tree / [TSM]VPOS (retrograde), bull reclining left, head reverted. Svoronos 27, pl. xiii, 2 (same reverse die). Le Rider pl. xxvii, 7. Rare. Weak as is usual, otherwise nearly very fine Similar types were used on the staters of Phaestus, and the coinages of the two cities can only be distinguished by their legends. The inscription on this coin was read as the name of a third city, Tisyrus, by Svoronos in RBN 1894, pp. 125 and 132, but this interpretation has not been confirmed. Estimated Value: $ 3,750 From the Freeman & Sear Mail Bid Sale 13, Closed August 25th, 2006. Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear, www.freemanandsear.com.