Large Silver Coin from the Greek Island of Cos (about 2,370 years old)
Age: About 2,370 years old (made around 350-345 BC)
Origin: From the island of Cos, near the coast of what is now Turkey
Type: Large silver coin (tetradrachm) weighing 15.14 grams
Design:
Front: Head of the hero Heracles (Hercules) wearing a lion skin headdress
Back: A crab viewed from above, with a club underneath and the name of the magistrate (NESTORIDAS)
Condition: Unusually well-preserved with attractive dark coloring from age
Historical Note: Overseen by a local official named Nestoridas
Age: About 2,370 years old (made around 350-345 BC)
Origin: From the island of Cos, near the coast of what is now Turkey
Type: Large silver coin (tetradrachm) weighing 15.14 grams
Design:
Front: Head of the hero Heracles (Hercules) wearing a lion skin headdress
Back: A crab viewed from above, with a club underneath and the name of the magistrate (NESTORIDAS)
Condition: Unusually well-preserved with attractive dark coloring from age
Historical Note: Overseen by a local official named Nestoridas
Age: About 2,370 years old (made around 350-345 BC)
Origin: From the island of Cos, near the coast of what is now Turkey
Type: Large silver coin (tetradrachm) weighing 15.14 grams
Design:
Front: Head of the hero Heracles (Hercules) wearing a lion skin headdress
Back: A crab viewed from above, with a club underneath and the name of the magistrate (NESTORIDAS)
Condition: Unusually well-preserved with attractive dark coloring from age
Historical Note: Overseen by a local official named Nestoridas