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COS—NISYROS.
537
Roman times. Autonomous and Imperial bronze.
Nicias, Tyrant of Cos. Time of Augustus (Strab., 658).
NIKI AH Portrait of Nicias. | KillflN Head of Asklepios and niagis-
I trate’s name.2E 1-2
Among the other Coan bronze coins of Imperial times—Augustus to
Philip Jun., are some which bear the names of divinities, e.g. AZK AHTH OY
HflTHPOH, ACKAHITIfOC], YTIEI A, Z€YC, etc., or portraits of distinguished
citizens, such as inflOKPATHC, the Physician, H€NO<t>nN, another Coan
physician, who practised at Rome in the reign of Claudius. Among other
Imperial types worth noting is that of a veiled figure resting on a sceptre,
and sacrificing before an altar. The figure is apparently female, and
Eckhel supposes it to represent the Priest of Herakles, who, according to
Plutarch fyuaest. Graec., 504), wore at Cos the dress of a woman.
Magistrates names without title, usually in nominative case.
Alliance coins with Halicarnassus and Miletus.
Megiste, an island subject to Rhodes, struck silver drachms on the
Rhodian standard, dating from about the middle of the fourth century b. c.
(Millingen, Syll., p. 75, Pl. II. 51).
Girc. B. c. 350.
Head of Helios in profile, on a radiate
solar disk.
M—E Rose with buds 2R Dr. 46 grs.
With the obverse of this coin, cf. a gold stater of Lampsacus, see supra,
P- 456, fig- 281.
Nisyros. Of this island there are also silver coins of the fourth century,
the types of which betoken Rhodian influence.
Girc. b. c. 350.
Young male head within wreath. I N — I Rose with buds JR Dr. 47 grs.
(Millingen, 0. c., Pl. II. 50.) |
Third century b. c.
Female head, wearing stephane and
earring.
(Imhoof, Zeit.f. Num., i. 150.)
Id., or head of Poseidon.
NI HYP I ON Poseidon, with trident,
seated on rock. Magistrate, IME-
PAIOH.JR 35 grs.
NlHY Dolphin and trident . 2E -4
The island of Nisyros was said to have been torn off from Cos by
Poseidon, who hurled it with his trident upon the giant Polybotes
(Apollod., i. 6. 2). There was a temple of Poseidon in the town of Nisyros
(Strab., x. 489).
Muller attributes to Nisyros some Alexandrine tetradrachms of Class VI.
(Nos. 1168, 9). Symbol—Bucranium.
537
Roman times. Autonomous and Imperial bronze.
Nicias, Tyrant of Cos. Time of Augustus (Strab., 658).
NIKI AH Portrait of Nicias. | KillflN Head of Asklepios and niagis-
I trate’s name.2E 1-2
Among the other Coan bronze coins of Imperial times—Augustus to
Philip Jun., are some which bear the names of divinities, e.g. AZK AHTH OY
HflTHPOH, ACKAHITIfOC], YTIEI A, Z€YC, etc., or portraits of distinguished
citizens, such as inflOKPATHC, the Physician, H€NO<t>nN, another Coan
physician, who practised at Rome in the reign of Claudius. Among other
Imperial types worth noting is that of a veiled figure resting on a sceptre,
and sacrificing before an altar. The figure is apparently female, and
Eckhel supposes it to represent the Priest of Herakles, who, according to
Plutarch fyuaest. Graec., 504), wore at Cos the dress of a woman.
Magistrates names without title, usually in nominative case.
Alliance coins with Halicarnassus and Miletus.
Megiste, an island subject to Rhodes, struck silver drachms on the
Rhodian standard, dating from about the middle of the fourth century b. c.
(Millingen, Syll., p. 75, Pl. II. 51).
Girc. B. c. 350.
Head of Helios in profile, on a radiate
solar disk.
M—E Rose with buds 2R Dr. 46 grs.
With the obverse of this coin, cf. a gold stater of Lampsacus, see supra,
P- 456, fig- 281.
Nisyros. Of this island there are also silver coins of the fourth century,
the types of which betoken Rhodian influence.
Girc. b. c. 350.
Young male head within wreath. I N — I Rose with buds JR Dr. 47 grs.
(Millingen, 0. c., Pl. II. 50.) |
Third century b. c.
Female head, wearing stephane and
earring.
(Imhoof, Zeit.f. Num., i. 150.)
Id., or head of Poseidon.
NI HYP I ON Poseidon, with trident,
seated on rock. Magistrate, IME-
PAIOH.JR 35 grs.
NlHY Dolphin and trident . 2E -4
The island of Nisyros was said to have been torn off from Cos by
Poseidon, who hurled it with his trident upon the giant Polybotes
(Apollod., i. 6. 2). There was a temple of Poseidon in the town of Nisyros
(Strab., x. 489).
Muller attributes to Nisyros some Alexandrine tetradrachms of Class VI.
(Nos. 1168, 9). Symbol—Bucranium.