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Drachm - Euphanes
| Issuer | Rhodes |
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| Year | 88 BC - 84 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Radiate head of Helios facing three-quarters right, rendered in fine Hellenistic style with characteristic sunrays emanating from the deity's flowing, curly hair. The facial features are delicately modeled with a youthful, idealized profile. The flan is irregular, typical of the plintophoric series struck at Rhodes during this period. No legend appears on the obverse, the divine identity of the solar deity being conveyed entirely through iconography. |
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| Reverse description | Rose with bud to left, the civic emblem of Rhodes, displayed within a shallow incuse square frame characteristic of the Rhodian plintophoric coinage. The magistrate's name EYΦANHΣ appears in the upper field, while the ethnic abbreviation P-O (for ΡΟΔΙΩΝ, 'of the Rhodians') flanks the rose stalk. An Isis crown, serving as a secondary control symbol, is placed in the right field. The composition is well-centered within the incuse border, a hallmark of the late plintophoric drachm series. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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