Rhodes

305 - 275 BCE

  • Didrachm

  • Rhodes

  • Obverse: Head of Helios facing slightly right

    Reverse: [ΡΟΔΙΟΝ], rose with bud to right, E and grape bunch on tendril to left.

  • 20mm, 6.34g

  • Ashton 157; SNG Keckman 449-50; HGC 6, 1435.

  • b.Lu.75.1624

  • Purchased because I felt the damage to Helios’ eye added a unique dimension to the artistry.

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