ISLANDS off CARIA, Kos. Circa 370/60-345 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 14.82 g, 6h). Chian-Rhodian standard. Kallias, magistrate. Good VF.

CNG Feature Auction 132
Lot: 450. Estimated: $ 1 500

Greek, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 2 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ISLANDS off CARIA, Kos. Circa 370/60-345 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 14.82 g, 6h). Chian-Rhodian standard. Kallias, magistrate. Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin / Crab; below, club over KAΛΛIAΣ; all in dotted square within shallow incuse square. Ingvaldsen Issue VI, 27a (O15/R15) = Stefanaki Series V, Issue B, 233 (this coin); HN Online –; HGC 6, 1302. Toned, horn silver, spot of heavy cleaning marks on reverse. Good VF.

From the Thomas Palmer Collection, purchased from David Vagi, September 2007. Ex Spink America (3 May 1995), lot 251; 1979 Caria (“Pixodarus”) Hoard (CH IX, 421 = CH X, 241).

The island of Kos attained the zenith of its prosperity during the Hellenistic era, when it was a valued ally of the Ptolemies, who used its port as a naval base. This alliance also contributed to cultural aspects of the island. As a seat of learning, it arose as a provincial branch of the museum of Alexandria and became a favorite resort for the education of the princes of the Ptolemaic dynasty. Among its most famous residents were the physician Hippokrates, the painter Apelles, the elegaic poet Philitas, and, possibly, the pastoral poet Theokritos.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 132 lots will be determined at the live online sale that will be held on 18-19 May 2026.

CNG Feature Auction 132 – Session Two – Lot 319-587 will be held Monday afternoon, 18 May 2026 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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