CRETE. Knossos. AR Tetradrachm (16.05 gms), ca. 2nd-1st Centuries B.C. NGC Ch VF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 2/5. Scratches. Svor-177; SNG Cop-381. Obverse: Head of Zeus right, wearing tainia; N-I/K-A around; Reverse: Labyrinth. Despite some scattered roughness and scratches in a few areas of the fields, this <strong>INCREDIBLY RARE</strong> piece presents highly interesting iconography on an incredibly broad flan. Few others of this type are even extant, with this example assuredly being one of the most pleasing. A tremendous opportunity for a type that by no means presents itself that often, and one which should generate tremendous enthusiasm. From the Collection of a Gentleman.<p>Ex: J. Pierpont Morgan Collection # 181 (not in Stacks sale) Ex: Carlo Strozzi Collection (Sangiorgi - 4/1907) Lot # 1553.