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Tetradrachm of Rhodes with head of Helios, struck under [Th]arsutas
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 304–166 B.C.
Mint: Caria (Islands off), Rhodes
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 13.52 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number52.1012
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 197.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Helios, radiate, facing three-quarters to right.
Reverse: Rose with tendril and bud on right. At left, eagle with raised wings to right on torch.
Border of dots.
Inscription in Greek above and in left and right fields.
Reverse: Rose with tendril and bud on right. At left, eagle with raised wings to right on torch.
Border of dots.
Inscription in Greek above and in left and right fields.
Provenance1952: with Numismatic Fine Arts, Edward Gans, Hans M. F. Schulman, Henry Grunthal, and New Netherlands Coin Co., Inc., American Numismatic Society Convention Auction, Hotel Statler, 7th Avenue, between 32nd and 33rd Streets, New York, N.Y., August 19, 1952, lot 2256; purchased at the auction by MFA for $57.50; accessioned September 11, 1952