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Æ14
| Issuer | Kos |
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| Year | 88 BC - 50 BC |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Reverse description | Crab shown in profile, rendered naturalistically with claws extended, occupying the central field; the crab being the principal civic emblem of Kos. A control letter Γ (gamma) appears to the left in the field, serving as a magistrate's or series identifier mark. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Kos maintained its mint through the Mithridatic Wars despite the island's complicated position — nominally allied with Rome while geographically exposed to Pontic naval pressure in the Aegean. The sanctuary of Asklepios at Kos gave the island unusual diplomatic insulation, as attacking a major healing sanctuary carried real political costs even for Mithridates VI.
SNG von Aulock 8176 places this piece within a prolific but chronologically loose series; precise die-study work on Koan bronzes of this period remains incomplete, leaving the internal sequencing of these issues unresolved.