Coin type n° 353 (temporary) | |
HNO volume | Caria |
Region | Islands off Caria |
Mint | Kos |
Ruler | |
Date (from) | 280 |
Date (to) | 250 |
Obverse | Head of young Herakles right in lion skin headdress |
Reverse | ΚΩΙΟΝ above crab; below, club and ΝΙΚΩΝ; all within square with dotted border |
Magistrate | Nikon |
Metal | Silver |
Standard | Chian-Rhodian |
Denomination | Didrachm |
Weight min-max | 6.20 - 6.68 |
Weight average | 6.36 |
Diameter min-max | 21 - 22 |
Diameter average | 22 |
Type rarity | |
Type reference | Ingvaldsen, Issue XI, 17-20 |
Specimens of this coin type | ||||||||
# | Collection | Publication | Diameter | Weight | Axis | Hoard | Notes | Image |
1 | London | SNG von Aulock, 2754; BMC Caris, 51a; Jameson, 1547; Ingvaldsen, 17f (O7/R12) | 21 mm | 6.27 g | Available | |||
2 | Boston | Brett, 2024 ; Warren 1191 | 22 mm | 6.20 g | Seems to be a forgery mould from Paris FG 1203 | Pictured | ||
3 | Copenhagen | SNG Cop., 635; Ingvaldsen 18c (O7/R13) | 22 mm | 6.30 g | 12 | Acq. Falbe | ||
4 | Paris, FG 1203 | Ingvaldsen, 19b (O8/R14) | 6.68 g | 11 | Available |