Specimen · rhodes-helios-rose-didrachm-001
Attribution: Aegean Islands (Rhodes). Rhodes. The Rhodian state. c. 305–275 BC. AR. didrachm.
Obverse: Head of Helios facing slightly right, hair loose and windblown
Reverse: Rose with bud to right; to left, bunch of grapes on stalk above E; all in shallow incuse
Weight: 6.84 g (tag) (From the earlier dealer's printed tag; not independently re-weighed.) Reference: Ashton 98
John's Ancient Coin Collection · Specimen · rhodes-helios-rose-didrachm-001
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