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| BMC 18 | ISLANDS off CARIA. Kos. c357-330 BC. AR Didrachm. Bearded head of Herakles (Maussollos, satrap of Caria?) right, in lionskin headdress / Veiled female head left, (Artemisia, wife of Maussollos, as Demeter?); magistrate AGH. | Text | ![]() | |
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| BMC 25 | Kos, Caria, AE, 1.29 gr. ca 4th century BC. Bearded head of Herakles right / Crab, club above, KWI below. BMC 25. | Text | ![]() | |
| BMC 42.1 | | Text | | ![]() | |
| BMC 42 | Islands off Caria, Kos AR Tetradrachm. ca 285-258 BC. Timolykos, magistrate. Head of Herakles right, in lion's skin headdress / K-WIO-N, crab; TIMOLUKOS & bow & quiver below; all in dotted square within shallow incuse. | Text | ![]() | |
| BMC 52 | Caria, Islands off, Kos AR Didrachm. ca 300-190 BC. Head of Herakles right, in lion's skin headdress / Crab; club below, magistrate NIKWN. SNG von Aulock 2754. | Text | ![]() | |
| BMC 62 | Caria, Islands off, Kos AR Drachm. ca 357-330 BC. Bearded head of Herakles right, in lion's skin headdress / Crab; club below, magistrate MOSXIWN. SNG von Aulock 2750. | Text | ![]() | |
| BMC 70.1 | | Text | | ![]() | |
| BMC 70 | Islands Off Caria, Cos AR Hemidrachm. ca 285-258 BC. Head of young Heracles right in lion skin headdress / KWION, crab above horizontal club, magistrate VPINIKOY below. SNG von Aulock 2758. | Text | ![]() | |
| BMC 86 ff var | Kos, Caria, AE, ca 3rd-2nd century BC. 1.45g. Head of Herakles left, wearing lionskin headdress / Crab, club below, PEIS (?) in exergue. SNG von Aulock 8173 var. (magistrate's name); BMC 86-98 var (ditto). | Text | ![]() | |
| BMC 111v | Carian Islands, Kos. 190-166 BC. AE13mm. Three-quarter facing head of Helios, head turned slightly right / KWI, club & a bow in a bow case; magistrate KLEUCIO. | Text | ![]() | |
| BMC 170 | Cos, Caria, AE 25. c. 88-50 BC, Magistrate Alkidamos. Laureate head of Apollo right / KWINWN ALKIDAto left and right of lyre, all within wreath. BMC 170; Paton-Hicks 228; SNG Cop 665. | Text | ![]() | |
| BMC 173 | Cos, Caria, AE24. c. 88-50 BC, Magistrate Emmenibas. Laureate head of Apollo right / KWIWN EMMENto left and right of lyre, all within wreath. | Text Text | ![]() ![]() | |
| BMC 174 | Cos, Caria, AE24. c. 88-50 BC, Laureate head of Apollo right / KWIWN EUKRAT to left and right of lyre, all within wreath. | Text | ![]() | |
| BMC 198 | Carian Islands, Kos. Nikias. ca 30 BC. AE 31mm. NIKIAS, head of Nikias right in a slight beard, band in hair / KWIWN KALLIPPIDHS, laureate head of Asklepios right. RPC I 2728, SNG Cop 689, BMC 198. | Text | ![]() | |
| Dewing 2393corr | Islands off Caria, Kos. Circa 190-167 BC. AR Hemidrachm (12mm, 1.36 gm). Theugenes, magistrate. Head of Herakles right, in lion's skin headdress / K-WIO-N, crab; QEUGENH[S] & club below. | Text | ![]() | |
| BMC 32 | Islands off Caria, Kos AE11. ca 366-300 BC. Veiled head of Demeter right / Crab, club below. BMC 32. | Text | ![]() | |
| Kroll 18 | Caria, Islands off, Kos AR Tetrobol. ca 145-88 BC. Head of bearded Asklepios right / Coiled snake; magistrates NIKOME / QEUFAMI. | Text | ![]() | |
| PatonHicks 86 | Cos, Caria, AE17, (4.16g) c. 190-88 BC. Head of Hercules 3/4 facing, wearing lion skin / KWIWN FILINOS, Bow in case and club. Paton & Hicks 86; cf BMC 156ff. | Text | ![]() | |
| Requier 43c | Carian Islands, Kos AR Tetradrachm. 300-190 BC. Head of Herakles right wearning lionskin / KWION above crab, magistrate LEWDAMAS, bow in case below. | Text | ![]() | |
| Requier 48 | Islands Off Caria, Cos AR Tetradrachm. ca 285–258 BC. Head of young Heracles right in lion skin headdress / KWION above crab, magistrate LEWDAMAS, bow in case below. | Text | ![]() | |
| RPC 2724 | Cos, Caria, Nikias, tyrant, ca. 30 BC, AE32, 23.66 gr. NIKIAS, lightly bearded and bare head of Nikias right / KWIWN ANTIOCOS, laureate head of Asklepios right. RPC 2724; BMC 196; SNG Copenhagen 687. | Text | ![]() | |
| SNG Cop 617 | Cos, Island of Caria. Triple Siglos, ca. 480-470 BC. 16.60g. [KOS] Nude male youth hurling a discus, standing facing, weight on his right leg, left leg is crossing behind, the upper part of the body bent to its right side. On the left, large tripod, the prize of the contest. Dotted border / Irregular square incuse with diagonal lines, small crayfish in lower section. Babelon Traite 2,2 1738; Imhoof MG 98; BMC 6-9; Mionnet III, 5; SNG Cop 617; SNG Fitz. 4758-4759. | Text | ![]() | |
| SNGCop 627 | Caria, Islands off. Kos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 285-258 BC. Head of Herakles right, in lion's skin headdress / K-WIO-N, crab; bow & quiver below, magistrate LEWDAMAS; all in dotted square. Requier 40ff, SNG Berry 1116. | Text | ![]() | |
| SNGCop 660 | Aegean Islands - Ceos. After 300 B.C. AE 10 mm. 1.1 grams. Bee / Star. | Text | ![]() | |
| SNGHel 228v | Islands off Caria, Kos. Circa 4th Century BC. AR Tetradrachm. Athanad..., magistrate. Bearded head of Herakles right, in lion's skin headdress / Veiled female head left; AQANAD... (magistrate). | Text | ![]() | |
| SNGKeckman 285v | Islands off Caria, Kos AR Tetradrachm. Phase 1, circa 395-390 BC. Persias, magistrate. Head of Herakles left, in lion's skin / Crab; club & PERSIAS below; all within incuse square. | Text | ![]() | |
| SNGKeckman 288v | Islands off Caria, Kos AR Tetradrachm. Phase 4, circa 345-340 BC. Athamas, magistrate. Head of Herakles right, in lion's skin / Veiled head of female left; AQAMAS to right. | Text | ![]() | |
| SNGvA 2750v | Kos, island off Caria. c3rd-2nd Centruy BC. AR Drachm. Head of Herakles right, in lion's skin headdress / Crab; club below, magistrate LUKWN. | Text | ![]() | |
| SNGvA 2758cf | Carian Islands, Kos. Ca. 300-190 B.C. AR Hemidrachm. Head of Herakles right in lionskin / crab on club, KALLISO below. | Text | ![]() | |
| Wealth 111 | Islands off Caria, Cos AR Tetradrachm. ca 170 BC. Head of Aphrodite right, wreathed with myrtle / Asklepius standing right, resting on serpent-entwined staff, legs crossed, magistrate's signature IKOSTRATOS in left field. | Text | ![]() | |
| Sear #4996 | Carian Islands, Kos. Head of bearded Herakles right, clad in lion’s skin. Incuse crab, club below. | ![]() | ||
| See also: | PDF Download from wildwinds: Coin pages extract of Inscriptions of Cos by Paton & Hicks. (Old but excellent for finding Magistrate's names). 11 Mb, no images. | |||
| Perseus Project database, coins of Kos | ||||
| Entry for Caria, Kos on the Digital Historia Numorum | ||||
| Search for Cos in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum | ||||
| Search for Kos at AncientImports.com | ||||
| Search for Kos at Incitatus Coins | ||||
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