Ancient Greek silver coin

Details

• Title

  Ancient Greek silver coin

• Associated place

  The Greek World › Asia Minor › Caria › Islands off Caria › Cos (mint)

• Date

  c. 450 BC

• Material and technique

  silver, struck

• Material index

  processed material › metal › silver

• Technique index

  struck

• Denomination

  3 Sigloi (Triple siglos)

• Object type

  currency › coin

• Dimensions

  26 mm (diameter)
  16.48 g (weight)
  6 o'clock (die-axis)

• Inscription/mark

  ΚΟΣ

• Design

  Diskobolos ('discus thrower'); in centre, club; to left, tripod; dotted border (obverse)

  
  

  Crab; square border of dots; square incuse (reverse)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by E. S. G. Robinson, 1964.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 16 | The Greek World

• Museum department

  Heberden Coin Room

• Accession no.

  HCR6773

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