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Drachm - Antaios
| Issuer | Rhodes |
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| Year | 125 BC - 88 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Radiate head of Helios facing right, depicted in three-quarter view with characteristic radiating sun-crown composed of multiple straight rays emanating from the hair. The face displays fine Hellenistic modeling with wavy locks framing the brow and temples, a straight nose, and slightly parted lips. The portrait is rendered in a confident, high-relief style typical of late Rhodian plintophoric coinage, with the neck truncation visible at the lower right. The field is smooth and unlettered. |
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| Reverse description | A rose in full bloom with a bud to the right, the principal emblem of Rhodes, centrally placed within a shallow square incuse (plinthophoron). The letters Ρ and Ο flank the rose to left and right respectively, serving as the ethnic abbreviation for Rhodes. The magistrate's name ΑΝΤΑΙΟΣ is inscribed above the rose, and a kantharos (wine cup) appears as a control symbol below to the left. The entire design is contained within the characteristic square incuse border that defines the plintophoric series. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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