obv. Head of bearded Herakles (Maussollos ?) right, clad in the skin of a lion rev. Veiled female head (Artemisia ?) left, behind ΦIΛOΔAM
The portraits on the obverse and reverse are also regarded as those of Maussollos, Carian satrap, and his wife Artemisia. According to the Greek mythology, Kos is the sacred land of Asclepius, the god of healing. Archaeological findings prove that the history of Kos starts from the prehistoric times. The Minoans settled on the island around the 14th century BC, followed by the Achaeans and, a few centuries later, the Dorians came and built the ancient city of Kos. The Persians conquered the island of Kos during the 5th century BC, but were defeated by the Athenians who took control of the island during the battle of Salamina. 460 BC is the year during which Hippocrates (lived c. 460-375 BC), the father of Medicine and founder of the first School of Medicine, was born. After his death in 375, the inhabitants of Kos built the sanctuary of Asklepeion honoring Hippocrates and the god Asklepios. It was used as a hospital, welcoming patients from all over the Mediterranean, with doctors who applied the therapeutic methods of Hippocrates. During the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC), Kos was an ally of Athens. That is why the island had to pay a high tribute when the Spartians invaded it in 411 BC. In 394 BC, Kos became again an ally with Athens and democracy was introduced on Kos. This period was characterized by a cultural, educational and economical growth. In 335 BC, the island of Kos became a part of the Macedonian Empire. After the death of Alexander the Great, his successors the Ptolemies took control of the island and of the rest of the Dodecanese. Kos became a part of the Eastern colony of the Roman Empire after 82 BC. The Hellenistic tetradrachms of Kos are often badly struck or corroded. This example is very attractive for the type. Very rare.BMC- | SNG.Copenhagen- | SNG.von Aulock- | Babelon, Traité- Weber collection 662 Jameson collection- | SNG.Delepierre- | Pozzi collection- Ashton ,the Pixodaros Hoard 19 | SNG.Keckman-RR Light flatness on reverse and minor traces of oxidation. vf
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