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Tetradrachm of Rhodes with head of Helios
Greek
Classical Period
387–360 B.C.
Mint: Caria (Islands off), Rhodes
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 15.34 gm.
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1900
Accession Number03.974
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2045.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Helios.
Reverse: Rose, with bud to left, and to right, a bee.
Inscriptions in Greek above and at left
Reverse: Rose, with bud to left, and to right, a bee.
Inscriptions in Greek above and at left
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; March 24, 1903: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren