A triobol from Rhodes featuring Helios and a rose
A triobol from Rhodes featuring Helios and a rose
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No story today :) Just the coin:
Obverse: Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right
Reverse: APTEMΩN / P-O, rose with bud to right, hook to left; all within incuse square.
Struck 170-150 BC in Rhodes. Struck to the so-called Plinthophoric standard, under the magistrate Artemon.
13.1mm, 1.16g.
Jenkins 50; SNG Helsinki 658. VF
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2 0 ReplyNo problem, feel free to lurk 😁 maybe get inspired to start a small collection. With ancient coins you choose your own adventure, so to speak.
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Wow I really like thos coin, it's soo clean! I really like that the design on the reverse is cut out of a square like they used a punch. I love coins with mythology related figures on them like creatures and gods. It makes the time in history when those religions were relevant seem more real.
1 0 ReplyIt is indeed struck using a punch with a design, many Greek coins were :) Coins from Rhodes always feature a rose.
Incidentally, I think the portrait of Helios looks a lot like Alexander the Great.
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