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Last Updated on 21 Jun 2019

Author: Stella Skaltsa

CAPInv. 1881: to koinon [...]

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Aegean Islands
ii. Region Kos
iii. Site Kos

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) τὸ κοινόν [...] (IG XII 4.1 123 l. 7)
ii. Full name (transliterated) to koinon [...]

III. DATE

i. Date(s) ii BC

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) IG XII 4.1 122 (ii BC)
Online Resources SEG 48: 1115
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Honorific decree in Greek, poorly preserved. Only the first four letters of the honorand's name are preserved: Δορκ[...] (l. 8)
i.c. Physical format(s) Left fragment of a marble stele. H. 20 x W. 8-11 x Th. 8 cm.
ii. Source(s) provenance Found in Marmaroto.

IX. MEMBERSHIP

iv. Status The honorands seems to have been in the close circles of a Hellenistic king.

XI. INTERACTION

ii. Interaction abroad Although a celebration on the occasion of the birthday of a Hellenistic king/queen (possibly one of the Ptolemies) is implied in line 6, it is nonetheless unclear in what way the association and/or the honor may have been involved in this celebration.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Probable
Note Despite the poorly preserved text, the term koinon is indicative of a private association (especially in a Koan context where the term is not attested in connection to the civic subdivisions).