Rhodes (BC 31-AD 60) AE 34

ca 31 BC-60 AD. AE34 (31.33g, 12h). Teimostratos, magistrate. Radiate head of young Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / Nike standing right on prow, holding aplustre; TEI-M[O]-CTPA/TOY around. Near VF, mottled brown patina with traces of green on obverse, minor pitting on reverse. An apparently unique and unpublished variety. Drewry Coll.; Purchased from A.H. Baldwin, June 1978.

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City/Mint name:	Rhodes
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Keywords:	bronze / roman
References:	Ashton, "Rhodian coinage in the imperial period," Recent Turkish Coin Hoards and Numismatic Studies, 110-112 var. (all include TAMIA in reverse legend); SNG Keckman -; RPC I -; SNG Copenhagen --
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 69 (6/2005), lot 468 ($250 + comm)
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Date added:	Jun 20, 2005
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