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bgr_239575 - CARIA - CARIAN ISLANDS - COS Unité

CARIA - CARIAN ISLANDS - COS Unité VF
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Item sold on our e-shop (2011)
Price : 45.00 €
Type : Unité
Date: c. 250 avant AC.
Mint name / Town : Carie, Cos
Metal : copper
Diameter : 24,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 0,86 g.
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan centré, à l’usure très importante, identifiable. Beau droit. Revers fruste. Patine marron foncé
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête imberbe d'Héraklès à droite coiffée de la léonté.

Reverse


Reverse legend : LÉGENDE ILLISIBLE.
Reverse description : Crabe vu de face ; le tout dans un carré creux pointillé.

Historical background


CARIA - CARIAN ISLANDS - COS

(300-190 BC)

The island of Cos northwest of Cnidus was a Dorian colony, originating from Epidaurus. The cult of Asklépios (Esculapius) was very important there. The Hippocratic School of Medicine had a very high reputation.

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