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Gorean, as might be supposed, given the voyages of acquisition, and such, contains numerous words from one Earth language or another, from many times and places, mostly ancient, some modern. - (Renegades of Gor, Chapter 24, Sentence #752)

I would suppose that it is due to a fear of displeasing Priest-Kings. As speculative images of the Priest-Kings themselves, in effect, the rulers and gods of Gor, are forbidden, or at least generally discouraged, I suppose it is not surprising that humans are wary of boldly bedecking coins with their own images. Such might seem to constitute hubris, or, in Gorean, hybris, which word, I understand, is the same in Greek. Gorean, as might be supposed, given the voyages of acquisition, and such, contains numerous words from one Earth language or another, from many times and places, mostly ancient, some modern. It has its own plenteous coinages, as well, of course, as would be expected in any complex, ever-changing, historical language. The symbol which represents Priest-Kings, found in temples, and so on, is the circle, usually golden, that which has no beginning or end. Most Goreans, save for occasional sacrifices, observations, donations to temples, and such, called for by the caste of Initiates, who claim to mediate between men and Priest-Kings, live their lives without much concern for Priest-Kings, and seem to hope that the Priest-Kings will return the favor, which they commonly do, save when various of their technology or weapons laws might be infringed, in which instances, if the departures are discovered, they are likely to react with an exactitude both fierce and devastating, the usual evidence of their displeasure being a blast of blue flame capable of melting marble. - (Renegades of Gor)