Rhodes (BC 305-275) Didrachm

ca 305-275 BC. AR Didrachm (6.43g, 12h). Radiate head of Helios right / Rose with two buds flanking; A to left, caduceus to right. Good VF, toned, minor porosity, light scratch on obverse. Rare. Ashton suggests that this issue of profile-head didrachms from 305-275 BC was produced to finance the construction of the Colossus, and that because the head is strikingly different from the usual portrait of Helios, it may actually portray the head of the Colossus.

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City/Mint name:	Rhodes
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Keywords:	silver / classical
References:	Ashton 166; Ashton, Colossus 12 (A6/P7; this coin); cf. SNG Copenhagen 734
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 69 (6/2005), lot 460 ($650 + comm)
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Date added:	Jun 20, 2005
Dimensions:	500 x 224 pixels
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