Freeman & Sear Mail Bid Sale 13, August 25th, 2006. Lot: 4 CRETE. Cnossus. Ca. 330–300 BC. AR stater (11.19 gm). Female head (Ariadne or Pasiphae?) left, hair rolled, wearing pendant earring / Labyrinth in form of swastika, four crescents between arms, five pellets in center. Cf. Svoronos 40, pl. v, 16 (same obverse die) and 20, pl. v, 3 (reverse). This variant unpublished in the scholarly literature. Extremely rare. Toned. Very fine Ex Münzen und Medaillen 66, 22–23 October 1984, lot 149. The coin types of Cnossus famously allude to the myth of the dangerous Minotaur. His labyrinth is depicted on the reverse of many Cnossian coins, its form evolving over time. The female depicted on the obverse of this stater may be Pasiphae, wife of King Minos and mother of the Minotaur. Estimated Value: $ 4,250 ... sold for high bid of $3500 [ $4025, or approx 3139.5 EUR, 2093 GBP ] including the 15% buyers fee. Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear, www.freemanandsear.com.