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Didrachm of Rhodes with head of Helios, struck under Timotheos
Greek
Hellenistic Period
3rd–2nd century B.C.
Mint: Caria (Islands off), Rhodes
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 22 mm. Weight: 6.77 gm.
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1900
Accession Number03.976
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2061.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Helios with rays.
Reverse: Rose with bud to right.
To left, terminal figure in cloak?.
Above and below rose: Inscriptions in Greek.
Circle of dots.
Reverse: Rose with bud to right.
To left, terminal figure in cloak?.
Above and below rose: Inscriptions in Greek.
Circle of dots.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; March 24, 1903: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren