Coin type n° 353 (temporary)
HNO volumeCaria
Region
Islands off Caria
Mint
Kos
Ruler
Date (from)280
Date (to)250
ObverseHead of young Herakles right in lion skin headdress
ReverseΚΩΙΟΝ above crab; below, club and ΝΙΚΩΝ; all within square with dotted border
Magistrate
Nikon
Metal
Silver
Standard
Chian-Rhodian
Denomination
Didrachm
Weight min-max6.20 - 6.68
Weight average6.36
Diameter min-max21 - 22
Diameter average22
Type rarity
Type referenceIngvaldsen, Issue XI, 17-20
 

Specimens of this coin type
#CollectionPublicationDiameterWeightAxisHoardNotesImage
1LondonSNG von Aulock, 2754; BMC Caris, 51a; Jameson, 1547; Ingvaldsen, 17f (O7/R12)21 mm6.27 gAvailable
2BostonBrett, 2024 ; Warren 119122 mm6.20 gSeems to be a forgery mould from Paris FG 1203Pictured
3CopenhagenSNG Cop., 635; Ingvaldsen 18c (O7/R13)22 mm6.30 g12Acq. Falbe
4Paris, FG 1203Ingvaldsen, 19b (O8/R14)6.68 g11Available