Rhodes
305 - 275 BCE
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Didrachm
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Rhodes
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Obverse: Head of Helios facing slightly right
Reverse: [ΡΟΔΙΟΝ], rose with bud to right, E and grape bunch on tendril to left.
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20mm, 6.34g
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Ashton 157; SNG Keckman 449-50; HGC 6, 1435.
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b.Lu.75.1624
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Purchased because I felt the damage to Helios’ eye added a unique dimension to the artistry.