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Coin of Kos with bust of Nikias
Roman Provincial
Republican or Imperial Period
about 30 B.C.
Mint: Asia: Caria (Islands off), Kos
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 31.5 mm. Weight: 20.33 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1986.346
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Diademed bust of Nikias right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Laureate head of Asklepios right.
Inscriptions in Greek at left and right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Laureate head of Asklepios right.
Inscriptions in Greek at left and right.
ProvenanceBy 1986: with Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., Suite 1104, 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 (List 24, Summer, 1986, no. 90); purchased by MFA from Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., September 17, 1986