Coin type n° 844 (temporary) | |
HNO volume | Caria |
Region | Islands off Caria |
Mint | Rhodes |
Ruler | |
Date (from) | 255 |
Date (to) | 245 |
Obverse | Radiate head of Helios, three-quarter facing, right |
Reverse | ΡΟΔΙΟΝ above rose with on bud to right; to left, eight-pointed star and ΔΙ ; dotted border |
Magistrate | |
Metal | Silver |
Standard | Chian-Rhodian |
Denomination | Didrachm |
Weight min-max | 6.46 - 6.72 |
Weight average | 6.65 |
Diameter min-max | 19 - 20 |
Diameter average | 20 |
Type rarity | |
Type reference | Ashton 2001, 204 |
Specimens of this coin type | ||||||||
# | Collection | Publication | Diameter | Weight | Axis | Hoard | Notes | Image |
1 | Skopbank | SNG Keckman I, 530; Lanz 40 (1987), 295 | 20 mm | 6.68 g | 12 | Available | ||
2 | Skopbank | SNG Keckman I, 531; Emporium 8 (1987), 84 | 19 mm | 6.68 g | 12 | Available | ||
3 | Copenhagen | SNG Cop., 735 | 20 mm | 6.72 g | 12 | Acq. Argyropoulos 1879 | Pictured | |
4 | Paris, FG 1451 | 6.72 g | Available | |||||
5 | London, 1866.1201.3755 | BMC Caria, p. 235, 51 | 6.46 g | Bequeathed by James Woodhouse | Available |