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bgr_627107 - CARIA - CARIAN ISLANDS - RHODES Didrachme
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Item sold on our e-shop (2020)
Price : 600.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2020)
Price : 600.00 €
Type : Didrachme
Date: c. 290-275 AC.
Mint name / Town : Rhodes, Carie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 6,55 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan bien centré des deux côtés. Belle tête d’Hélios. Joli revers de syle fin servi par une belle patine de médaillier avec des reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête radiée d'Hélios de trois quarts de face à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Rose sur sa tige avec un bouton à droite ; dans le champ à gauche, une corne d’abondance tournée à gauche.
Reverse legend : RODION/ EU
Reverse translation : (de Rhodes).
Commentary
L’émission avec la marque EY et la corne d’abondance semble plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux. C’est la première fois que nous présentons un exemplaire à la vente.
The issue with the EY mark and the cornucopia seems rarer than general works suggest. This is the first time we have offered a example for sale.
The issue with the EY mark and the cornucopia seems rarer than general works suggest. This is the first time we have offered a example for sale.
Historical background
CARIA - CARIAN ISLANDS - RHODES
(3rd - 2nd century BC)
Rhodes, federal capital, was founded in 408 BC, date of the beginning of coinage. Rhodes was besieged by Demetrius Poliorcetes in 305 BC It was a failure. The Rhodians thanked the protective god by erecting a statue to him at the entrance to the port. Chares of Lindos built the Colossus of Rhodes between 292 and 284 BC It was one of the seven wonders of the world. 33 meters high, it was destroyed by an earthquake in 226 BC. An oracle forbade the Rhodians to rebuild it. Rhodes, an ally of Rome, finally emancipated itself from Seleucid rule after 188 BC.
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