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Æ16

Issuer Kos
Year 210 BC - 180 BC
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Diameter 16.0 mm
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Obverse description Facing head of Herakles, rendered in three-quarter view turned slightly to the right, wearing the characteristic lion skin headdress with the scalp and paws visible framing the face. The features are boldly modelled in the Hellenistic style, with deeply set eyes, a broad nose, and a slightly parted mouth. The flan is irregular, with the design centrally placed and a dark green patina covering the surface.
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Reverse description Upright club flanked on the right by a bow in its case (gorytos), both depicted in profile and centrally positioned within the field. The magistrate's name appears as a legend distributed across the upper field, partially visible on either side of the devices. The type is a standard civic type for Koan bronze coinage of the Hellenistic period, with a dark patina obscuring some of the finer details.
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