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Didrachm of Rhodes with head of Helios, struck under Erasikles
Greek
Hellenistic Period
3rd–2nd century B.C.
Mint: Caria (Islands off), Rhodes
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 6.65 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1107
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2060.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Helios radiate, slightly to right of full front; hair in loose locks.
Reverse: Rose on stalk with bud at right.
At left, crested helmet to right.
Inscriptions in Greek below and above.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Rose on stalk with bud at right.
At left, crested helmet to right.
Inscriptions in Greek below and above.
Beaded border.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren (Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 1214); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren