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Drachm of Rhodes with head of Helios, struck under Gorgos
Greek
Hellenistic or Imperial Period
1st century B.C.
Mint: Caria (Islands off), Rhodes
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 4.95 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1110
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2067.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Helios slightly to right of full front, serpent-like hair and wings above, cord tied under chin.
Reverse: Rose on stalk with bud at right.
At left below, a star
Inscriptions in Greek above and at sides.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Rose on stalk with bud at right.
At left below, a star
Inscriptions in Greek above and at sides.
Beaded border.
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
Not listed as Greenwell by Regling.
Not listed as Greenwell by Regling.