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Æ15 - Augustus ΚΩΙΩΝ ΣΟΦΟΚΛΗΣ
| Issuer | Cos (Conventus of Halicarnassus) |
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| Year | 10 BC - 10 AD |
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| Weight | 3.04 g |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A caduceus — the herald's staff of Hermes entwined by two serpents — is depicted prominently in the central field, flanked by a knotted club to the left, referencing Heracles, the traditional patron hero of Cos. The civic legend ΚΩΙΩΝ identifies the issuing community, while the magistrate's name ΣΟΦΟΚΛΗΣ appears as the responsible authority. The composition is framed by a beaded border. The reverse iconography reflects the island's strong religious and civic associations with both Heracles and Asclepius. |
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Cos sat within the conventus of Halicarnassus under the Augustan provincial reorganization, but the island retained the right to issue its own civic bronze — a privilege tied directly to its status as a free city, confirmed by Rome in recognition of its long-standing role as a center of Hellenistic medicine and intellectual life. The magistrate name Sophokles recorded on this issue places it among the locally administered series where prominent citizens rotated through eponymous mint responsibility.