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Didrachm of Rhodes with head of Helios, struck under Mnasimachos
Greek
Hellenistic Period
3rd–2nd century B.C.
Mint: Caria (Islands off), Rhodes
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 6.64 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1108
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2062.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Helios radiate, full front; hair in loose locks.
Reverse: Rose on stalk with bud at right.
At left small Athena in long chiton and crested helmet, an aplustre in raised right hand.
Inscriptions in Greek above and below.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Rose on stalk with bud at right.
At left small Athena in long chiton and crested helmet, an aplustre in raised right hand.
Inscriptions in Greek above and below.
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. 1215); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren