Colophon Kinns 1980 Period IV, AE 23, Bronze, struck at Colophon, 170–30 BC. Obverse: bust of artemis right wearing stephane, bow and quiver at shoulder. Reverse: pilei (caps of dioscuri), surmounted by stars bonnets des dioscures,. Weight about 3.5 g, diameter 15.3 mm.
| mint | Colophon | weight | 3.52g (5) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀15.3 (3) |
| denomination | — | axis | 7↕ (5) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Bust of Artemis right wearing stephane, bow and quiver at shoulder
reverse
Pilei (caps of Dioscuri), surmounted by stars Bonnets des Dioscures,
specimens (6)
British Museum
3.73g
⌀16.0
12↕
British Museum
3.63g
⌀15.0
12↕
CHANGE (Oxford)
British Museum
4.10g
⌀15.0
12↕
National Museum of Denmark
3.04g
National Museum of Denmark
3.11g
Cite this coin
Colophon Kinns 1980 Period IV, AE 23 (colophon_kinns_1980_period_iv.ae.23), 170–30 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/colophon-kinns-1980-period-iv-ae-23/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA