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Didrachm
| Issuer | Kos |
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| Year | 345 BC - 330 BC |
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| Reference(s) | SNG Copenhagen#619, BostonMFA#2020, SNG von Aulock#2751, BMC Greek#19, HN Online#631 |
| Obverse description | Bearded head of Herakles facing right, wearing the lion's skin headdress with the scalp pulled over the crown and the mane rendered in bold, flowing locks cascading along the neck. The hero's strong facial features — pronounced brow, deep-set eye, and full beard — are executed in the vigorous, high-relief style characteristic of mid-4th century BC Koan coinage. The fields are plain, with no legend, and the flan retains the slightly irregular edge typical of hand-struck silver of this period. |
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| Reverse description | Draped and veiled female head facing left, her hair arranged in short, neatly combed waves above the forehead beneath a fine veil that falls in parallel folds along the back of the neck, identifying her as a local goddess or personification, possibly Demeter or a Koan divinity. The ethnic legend ΚΩΙΟΝ arcs along the lower field, while the monogram ΑΓΗ appears to the right of the portrait in the field. The engraving displays a delicate, refined style consistent with the finest Koan die-cutting of the mid-4th century BC. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΚΩΙΟΝ ΑΓΗ |
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