Coin type n° 1264 (temporary) | |
HNO volume | Caria |
Region | Islands off Caria |
Mint | Rhodes |
Ruler | |
Date (from) | 125 |
Date (to) | 88 |
Obverse | Radiate head of Helios right |
Reverse | ΜΕΛΑΝΤΑΣ; Ρ / Ο on either side of rose with bud to right; below to left, grasshopper; all within shallow square incuse |
Magistrate | Melantas |
Metal | Silver |
Standard | Rhodian Plintophoric |
Denomination | Drachm |
Weight min-max | 2.70 - 3.23 |
Weight average | 2.90 |
Diameter min-max | 15 - 17 |
Diameter average | 16 |
Type rarity | |
Type reference | Jenkins 1989, Group D, 224 |
Specimens of this coin type | ||||||||
# | Collection | Publication | Diameter | Weight | Axis | Hoard | Notes | Image |
1 | Copenhagen | SNG Cop., 821 | 17 mm | 3.23 g | 12 | Acq. van Lennep 1899 | ||
2 | CNG Coinshop 805600 | 15 mm | 2.70 g | 12 | Available | |||
3 | Oxford | SNG Ashmolean XI, 662 | 15 mm | 2.74 g | 12 | Acq. Robinson 08/10/1946 | Available | |
4 | Paris, FG 1965.968 | 2.93 g | Pictured |