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Drachm - Menodoros
| Issuer | Rhodes |
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| Year | 88 BC - 84 BC |
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| Value | Drachm (1) |
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| Obverse description | Facing three-quarter right, the youthful radiate head of Helios is rendered with exceptional artistry, the sun god's characteristic solar rays emanating dramatically from his flowing, windswept hair. The locks are rendered in fine detail with deeply cut, swirling strands framing the idealized facial features. The portrait displays the characteristic Rhodian engraving style of the late plintophoric series, with a refined, almost classicizing quality to the god's serene countenance. The field is smooth and unlettered, the entire design occupying the flan with confident, high-relief execution. |
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| Reverse description | A rose in full bloom, the civic emblem of Rhodes, occupies the center of the design with a budding secondary stem extending to the left. The magistrate's name ΜΗΝΟΔΩΡΟΣ appears above the rose, with the ethnic abbreviation P O flanking the design, all contained within a shallow incuse square border characteristic of the plintophoric series. A star appears in the right field as an additional control symbol. The composition is well-centered and typical of the refined die-cutting of the late Rhodian plintophoric coinage. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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