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Coin ID #10962

Uncertain (BC 350-300) Drachm - Memnon

ca 360-340 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 3.48g, 6h). Pseudo-Rhodian type. Head of Helios left within solar disk / Rose with bud to each side; M-E flanking. VF, dark find patina. Rare.


While some of these “solar disk” drachms are attributable to Rhodes, most of the issues have long been recognized as being psudo-Rhodian issues from mints in Caria. The ME issues had originally been assigned to Megiste, but R. Ashton convincingly argues against this speculative attribution (cf. R. Ashton, “The Coinage of Nisyros” in Travaux Le Rider, p. 16, n. 4).

File information
Filename:94000648.jpg
City/Mint name:Uncertain Greek
Keywords:silver / classical
References:Ashton, Solar 26 (A13/P19); SNG Keckman –; Karl 796 (same dies); SNG von Aulock 2769; SNG Copenhagen 913
Valuation:CNG Auc. 94 (9/2013), lot 648 ($900 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com
Filesize:92 KiB
Date added:Sep 30, 2013
Dimensions:800 x 350 pixels
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