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Ancient Coins of Rhodos, Carian Islands

Rhodes was an important slave-trading center, best known for The Colossus of Rhodes. The Colossus of Rhodes, the sixth of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was a huge statue of Helios measuring 32 meters (100 feet) high, built at Rhodes in 280 B.C. but destroyed by an earthquake later in that century. It has inspired many later sculptures including the Statue of Liberty.

Rhodos, Carian Islands, c. 88 - 84 B.C.

|Rhodos|, |Rhodos,| |Carian| |Islands,| |c.| |88| |-| |84| |B.C.||plinthophoric| |drachm|
Helios was the ancient Greek personification of the sun. Each day he drove the chariot of the sun across the sky. The Colossus of Rhodes, the sixth of the seven wonders of the ancient world, was a huge statue of Helios measuring 32 meters (100 feet) high, built at Rhodes in 280 B.C.

The c. 3 gram drachm standard on which this coin is struck, used by Rhodes and other Carian cities, is called 'Plinthophoric' for the square incuse around the reverse type (plinthos = brick or ingot). The archaized incuse reverse revived a characteristic more typical of the 5th century B.C.
GS113907. Silver plinthophoric drachm, Jenkins Rhodian, group E, 246; SNG Keckman 686; SNG Cop 836; SNG Mun 610, SNG Tub 3592; BMC Caria p. 255, 268; HGC 6 1461, VF, off center, obv. high points weak, tiny edge cracks, weight 2.290 g, maximum diameter 16.1 mm, die axis 0o, Rhodos (Rhodes, Greece) mint, magistrate Maes, c. 88 - 84 B.C.; obverse radiate head of Helios right; reverse Rose, budding branch on right, MAHC (magistrate) above, P-O flanking at sides, uncertain control symbol lower right, all within an incuse square; from the Michael Arslan Collection; $160.00 (€150.40)
 


Rhodos, Carian Islands, c. 170 - 150 B.C.

|Rhodos|, |Rhodos,| |Carian| |Islands,| |c.| |170| |-| |150| |B.C.||plinthophoric| |hemidrachm|
The c. 3 gram drachm standard on which this coin is struck, used by Rhodes and other Carian cities, is called 'Plinthophoric' for the square incuse around the reverse type (plinthos = brick or ingot). The archaized incuse reverse revived a characteristic more typical of the 5th century B.C.
GS112255. Silver plinthophoric hemidrachm, Jenkins Rhodian, group B, 42; SNG Keckman 649; BMC Caria p. 257, 303; HGC 6 1462 (S); SNG Cop -, aVF, uneven toning, bumps and scratches, weight 0.922 g, maximum diameter 12.4 mm, die axis 0o, Rhodos (Rhodes, Greece) mint, magistrate Dionysios, c. 170 - 150 B.C.; obverse radiate head of Helios facing slightly right; reverse rose with budding branch right, ΔIONYΣIOΣ (magistrate) above, P-O flanking at sides, cornucopia (control symbol) lower left, all within incuse square; $90.00 (€84.60)
 


Rhodos, Carian Islands, 190 - 85 B.C.

|Rhodos|, |Rhodos,| |Carian| |Islands,| |190| |-| |85| |B.C.||AE| |15|NEW
In 190 B.C. a fleet from Rhodes defeated the Seleucid fleet under command of the fugitive Carthaginian general Hannibal. Rhodes was rewarded with territory and enhanced status, but clearly Rome now ruled the world and autonomy was dependent upon good relations. Those good graces evaporated in the wake of the Third Macedonian War. Rhodes had remained scrupulously neutral, but some Senators felt she had been too friendly with the defeated King Perseus. Some even proposed declaring war. In 164, Rhodes became a permanent ally of Rome, ending an independence that no longer had meaning. It was said that the Romans ultimately turned against the Rhodians because the islanders were the only people they had encountered who were more arrogant than themselves.
GB99139. Bronze AE 15, SNG Keckman 727; HGC 6 1475 (S); BMC Caria p. 250, 223 var. (dolphin lower right); SNG Cop 797 var. (no control), VF, green patina, light earthen deposits, small edge chips, weight 1.950 g, maximum diameter 15.4 mm, die axis 0o, Rhodos (Rhodes, Greece) mint, 190 - 85 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Zeus right; reverse rose superimposed on solar disk with top of disk and rays rising above, bud on each side, branch (control) left; scarce; $80.00 (€75.20)
 


Rhodos, Carian Islands, 340 - 316 B.C.

|Rhodos|, |Rhodos,| |Carian| |Islands,| |340| |-| |316| |B.C.||hemidrachm|NEW
Rhodes was an important slave-trading center, best known for The Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The giant statue of Helios was finished in 280 B.C., but destroyed by an earthquake later in that century. It inspired later sculptures including the Statue of Liberty.
GS114504. Silver hemidrachm, HN Online T382; Ashton 2001, 102; SNG Cop 740; SNG Keckman I 429; SNGvA 2794; SNG Berry 1119; BMC Caria -, F, toned, lightly etched surfaces, good centering, earthen deposits in recesses, rev. die wear, weight 1.534 g, maximum diameter 12.0 mm, die axis 0o, Rhodos (Rhodes, Greece) mint, c. 340 - 316 B.C.; obverse head of Helios facing slightly right; reverse rose with bud to right, vertical club left with handle up, P-O flanking rose low across inner field, all within a semi-square incuse; $80.00 (€75.20)
 


Rhodos, Carian Islands, 190 - 85 B.C.

|Rhodos|, |Rhodos,| |Carian| |Islands,| |190| |-| |85| |B.C.||AE| |14|NEW
In 190 B.C. a fleet from Rhodes defeated the Seleucid fleet under command of the fugitive Carthaginian general Hannibal. Rhodes was rewarded with territory and enhanced status, but clearly Rome now ruled the world and autonomy was dependent upon good relations. Those good graces evaporated in the wake of the Third Macedonian War. Rhodes had remained scrupulously neutral, but some Senators felt she had been too friendly with the defeated King Perseus. Some even proposed declaring war. In 164, Rhodes became a permanent ally of Rome, ending an independence that no longer had meaning. It was said that the Romans ultimately turned against the Rhodians because the islanders were the only people they had encountered who were more arrogant than themselves.
GB114749. Bronze AE 14, SNG Cop 797; BMC Caria p. 250, 225; SNG Keckman 725 ff. var. (various controls in lower fields); HGC 6 1475 (S), F, green patina, buff earthen deposits, weight 1.787 g, maximum diameter 14.0 mm, die axis 0o, Rhodos (Rhodes, Greece) mint, 190 - 85 B.C.; obverse laureate and bearded head of Zeus right; reverse rose superimposed on solar disk with top of disk and rays rising above, bud on each side, P-O flanking in lower fields, no visible controls; scarce; $60.00 (€56.40)
 


Mylasa, Caria, c. 167 - 130 B.C.

|Mylasa|, |Mylasa,| |Caria,| |c.| |167| |-| |130| |B.C.||drachm|
Mylas is an ancient city on the coast of southwestern Turkey. They traded and did business with the people of Rhodes. "The Pseudo-Rhodian Drachms of Mylasa" by Richard Ashton in Numismatic Chronicle 1992 catalogs and discusses a hoard of very similar drachms attributed to Mylasa. His coin number 274 (and others) shares the same obverse die with our coin. This reverse and the control marks on this example were missing from that hoard and from the many references examined by Forum.
GS97273. Silver drachm, Pseudo-Rhodian; cf. Ashton Mylasa 274 (same obv. die - A98, Π-E / Δ-Δ); BMC Caria p. 249, 211 ff. (controls); SNG Cop 922 ff. (same), gVF, toned, slightest porosity, weight 1.837 g, maximum diameter 14.5 mm, die axis 0o, Mylasa (Mylas, Turkey) mint, c. 167 - 130 B.C.; obverse head of Helios facing (not radiate), eagle with wings closed standing right in front of right cheek; reverse rose on stem with branch and bud on both sides, Π-A / Δ-Δ (magistrates or controls) flanking across field divided by flower and stem; ex Numismatik Naumann auction 92 (2 Aug 2020), lot 290; rare variant; SOLD







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