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Drachm - Anaxidikos

Uitgever Rhodes
Jaar 177 BC - 150 BC
Type Standard circulation coin
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Beschrijving voorzijde Radiate head of Helios facing three-quarters right, rendered in the characteristic Rhodian style with deeply engraved radiating hair locks fanning outward from the crown in a striking sunburst arrangement. The god's facial features are finely modelled with a slightly parted mouth, almond-shaped eye, and softly draped locks curling behind the ear. The portrait is set against a plain field with no legend, consistent with the plintophoric series of Rhodes. The die work displays confident engraving typical of the mature Hellenistic Rhodian workshop.
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Opschrift keerzijde ΑΝΑΞΙΔΙΚΟΣ
Ρ Ο
(Translation: Anaxidikos; ΡΟ = Rhodes)
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Anaxidikos served as magistrate during a particularly fraught period for Rhodian commercial power. The island's punishing treatment by Rome following its perceived neutrality in the Third Macedonian War — specifically the loss of Lycian and Carian revenues after 167 BC — severely curtailed Rhodian trade income, and the drachm series of this period reflects a mint operating under real fiscal pressure rather than imperial confidence.

The HGC 6#1457 "var." designation is worth noting: it signals a die or symbol variant not fully catalogued, which is not unusual for Rhodian magistrate issues where the volume of named officials and their associated control marks continues to outpace systematic scholarship.

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