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Didrachm of Rhodes with head of Helios
Greek
Late Classical or Early Hellenistic Period
360–304 B.C.
Mint: Caria (Islands off), Rhodes
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 16 mm. Weight: 16.63 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1101
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2048.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Helios slightly to right of full front, hair in flying locks.
Reverse: Rose on stalk with bud at right and small bunch of grapes at left.
Below at left, Greek letter; inscription in Greek above.
Reverse: Rose on stalk with bud at right and small bunch of grapes at left.
Below at left, Greek letter; inscription in Greek above.
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
Regling does not list as Greenwell.
Regling does not list as Greenwell.