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Drachm - Eukrates

Uitgever Rhodes
Jaar 229 BC - 205 BC
Type Log in om details te zien
Waarde Drachm (1)
Valuta Log in om details te zien
Samenstelling Log in om details te zien
Gewicht Log in om details te zien
Diameter Log in om details te zien
Dikte Log in om details te zien
Vorm Log in om details te zien
Techniek Log in om details te zien
Oriëntatie Log in om details te zien
Graveur(s) Log in om details te zien
In omloop tot Log in om details te zien
Referentie(s) Log in om details te zien
Beschrijving voorzijde Radiate head of Helios rendered in high relief, facing slightly to the right in three-quarter view, with flowing wavy hair spreading across the field in the characteristic Rhodian style. The facial features are finely modelled with naturalistic detail, exhibiting the refined Hellenistic artistry for which Rhodian coinage is renowned. The flan is irregular and slightly ragged at the periphery, consistent with the hand-struck fabric of the period.
Schrift voorzijde Log in om details te zien
Opschrift voorzijde Log in om details te zien
Beschrijving keerzijde Log in om details te zien
Schrift keerzijde Greek
Opschrift keerzijde Log in om details te zien
Rand Log in om details te zien
Muntplaats Log in om details te zien
Oplage Log in om details te zien
Aanvullende informatie

Eukrates served as the eponymous magistrate whose name appears on this issue, one of dozens of named officials through whom Rhodes administered its prolific silver coinage during the third century BC. The Rhodian drachm series of this period funded a maritime trading state that controlled key Aegean routes — Rhodes was wealthy enough to rebuild after the catastrophic earthquake of 226 BC largely through gifts from allied rulers, including Ptolemy III and Antiochos III, who sent timber, grain, and cash.

The tight date range aligns this piece with that reconstruction period, when Rhodian civic institutions were under particular strain.

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