bgr_532388 - CARIA - CARIAN ISLANDS - RHODES Drachme
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Item sold on our e-shop (2019)
Price : 280.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2019)
Price : 280.00 €
Type : Drachme
Date: c. 205-189 AC.
Mint name / Town : Rhodes, Carie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 15 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,61 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire de qualité exceptionnelle pour ce type de monnayage sur un flan large, bien centré des deux côtés. Très belle tête d’Hélios, finement détaillé. Joli revers complet. Belle patine grise superficielle avec des reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête d'Hélios (Apollon) de face à droite, les cheveux flottants et tombant.
Reverse
Reverse description : Rose sur sa tige avec un bouton à droite ; dans le champ à gauche, un arc dans son goryte, légèrement couché.
Reverse legend : R-O/ GORGOS
Reverse translation : (Rhodes/ Gorgos).
Commentary
Associé au nom Gorgos, nous avons cinq variétés de drachmes (Ashton 288-292) avec un ou plusieurs symboles ou pas du tout. Nous avons aussi un didrachme (Ashton 268) et deux hemidrachmes (Ashton 303-304).
Associated with the name Gorgos we have five varieties of drachmas (Ashton 288-292) with one or more symbols or none at all. We also have a didrachm (Ashton 268) and two hemidrachms (Ashton 303-304)
Associated with the name Gorgos we have five varieties of drachmas (Ashton 288-292) with one or more symbols or none at all. We also have a didrachm (Ashton 268) and two hemidrachms (Ashton 303-304)
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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