Cos Stefanaki 2012 5.11, Silver, struck at Cos, 370–345 BC. Obverse: head of heracles, bearded wearing a lion's skin. Reverse: crab and club; between its pincers, a silkworm; all in an incuse square with dotted border crabe et massue; entre ses pinces, ver. Weight about 3.3 g.
| mint | Cos | weight | 3.27g (11) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | — | axis | 6↕ (2) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Heracles, bearded wearing a lion's skin
reverse
Crab and club; between its pincers, a silkworm; all in an incuse square with dotted border Crabe et massue; entre ses pinces, ver
specimens (17)
British Museum
3.08g
British Museum
3.36g
British Museum
3.27g
British Museum
3.34g
British Museum
2.93g
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
British Museum
3.36g
British Museum
3.47g
CHANGE (Oxford)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
British Museum
3.55g
British Museum
3.18g
National Museum of Denmark
3.06g
6↕
National Museum of Denmark
3.40g
6↕
Cite this coin
Cos Stefanaki 2012 5.11 (cos_stefanaki_2012_5.11), 370–345 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/cos-stefanaki-2012-511/ (accessed: 2026-08-21). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA