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Caria, Isle of Rhodes - Helios
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
ANCIENT - GREEK CIVIC (7th CENT BC - 1st CENT AD) CARIA, ISL. OF RHODES c.250-230 BC |
| Item Description: |
AR Didrachm Caria, Isl. Of Rhodes obv Helios 3/4-facing |
| Full Grade: |
NGC Ch XF |
| Owner: |
PAL Collection |
Owner Comments:
From "100 Greatest Ancient Coins" by Harlan Berk - "Isle of Rhodes was originally 3 colonies that combined in 408 BC to form a new capital named after the island. The new city required a new God, Helios, a sun god often equated to Apollo. The rays of the sun are depicted around Helios' hair on the coin's obverse, and the sun god gazes directly at the observer. The rose on the reverse is the flower which the island is named for, and remains noted for today."