Kos: -242 To -242 Decree of Gela recognising the asylia of Kos and Asklepieia, and honouring the theoroi with xenia

region:
Karia
City:
Kos
Place of Publication:
http://nomisma.org/id/cos
Place of Conception:
http://nomisma.org/id/gela
reference in full:
IG XII.4 223
reference:
IG XII.4
Reference Number:
223
Bibliographic URL:
https://zenon.dainst.org/Record/000193232
date:
c. 242 BCE
date cert:
CERTAIN
date from:
-242
date to:
-242
description:
Decree of Gela recognising the asylia of Kos and Asklepieia, and honouring the theoroi with xenia
phi url:
https://epigraphy.packhum.org/text/349793?bookid=879&location=1646
PHI ID:
349793
TM ID:
936312
Document Type:
Non-honorific decree
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References to monetary behaviour (3)

PLACE OF TRANSACTION AUTHORITY ACTIVITY PURPOSE/FOCUS CONTEXT/FIELD OF ACTION LINES Monetary Material Commodity Coin Denomination/Unit of Monetary Measurement NOTES
http://nomisma.org/id/gela City Spending Xenia Honorific ll. 25-28
http://nomisma.org/id/gela City Spending Sacrifices Religious ll. 28-36 Mina (μνᾶ) The poleteres to give 10 minas of silver accepted as legal tender (argurion dokimon) to the theoroi who are sent to Kos to sacrifice at the Asklepieia.
http://nomisma.org/id/gela City Spending Sacrifices Religious ll. 28-36 Argyrion (coined silver money) (ἀργύριον δόκιμον/ἐπίσημον) The poleteres to give 10 minas of silver accepted as legal tender (argurion dokimon) to the theoroi who are sent to Kos to sacrifice at the Asklepieia.