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Stater - Antaios
| Issuer | Rhodes |
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| Year | 125 BC - 88 BC |
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| Diameter | 18 mm |
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| Obverse description | Facing head of Helios, the sun god and patron deity of Rhodes, rendered in fine three-quarter relief with the face turned very slightly to the right. The effigy displays the characteristic radiate crown formed by wavy, flame-like locks of hair emanating from the crown of the head and cascading outward around the face. The modelling is high-relief and plastically rendered, with strongly defined facial features including heavy-lidded eyes, a broad nose, and full lips, consistent with the artistic conventions of late Hellenistic Rhodian coinage. The field is plain, with the design occupying nearly the full flan. |
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| Reverse description | A fully open rose bloom with tightly clustered petals occupies the centre of the design, with a rose bud on a short stem to the left of the main flower; below and to the right, a small solar disc (sun symbol) appears in the field. The entire composition is set within a shallow square incuse punch, a hallmark of early and transitional Rhodian gold coinage. The Greek legend ΑΝΤΑΙΟΣ, identifying the eponymous magistrate Antaios, is inscribed above the rose, while the ethnic abbreviation Ρ–Ο flanks the lower portion of the design, denoting the issuing city of Rhodes. The bold, angular incuse frame contrasts with the finely modelled floral motif, reflecting the distinctive die-cutting style of the Rhodian mint during the late Hellenistic period. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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