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Didrachm of Rhodes with head of Helios, struck under A[...]
Greek
Late Classical or Early Hellenistic Period
360–304 B.C.
Mint: Caria (Islands off), Rhodes
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 22 mm. Weight: 6.64 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1103
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2051.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Helios slightly to right of full front, hair in flying locks.
Reverse: Rose on stalk with bud on both sides.
At left, Greek letter; at right, head of trident.
Above, inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Rose on stalk with bud on both sides.
At left, Greek letter; at right, head of trident.
Above, inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren; purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, September, 1904
Regling does not list as Greenwell.
Regling does not list as Greenwell.