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Tetradrachm - Teisylos
| Issuer | Rhodes |
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| Year | 205 BC - 190 BC |
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| Currency | Chian-Rhodian drachm |
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| Obverse description | Radiate head of Helios rendered in three-quarter facing right, with flowing wavy hair from which stylized sun rays emanate around the periphery of the head. The face is rendered with exceptional plasticity and naturalism, characteristic of the high-quality Rhodian die-cutting tradition, with large almond-shaped eyes, slightly parted lips, and a youthful, idealized expression. The radiating locks frame the face symmetrically, merging into the coin's border. No legend appears in the field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Rhodes struck these magistrate-signed tetradrachms during a period when the island republic was at the height of its commercial and diplomatic influence in the eastern Mediterranean. The inclusion of Teisylos as eponymous magistrate dates the issue to the years bracketing the Peace of Apamea, when Rhodes had backed Rome against Antiochus III and expected territorial reward — only to be progressively sidelined by Roman policy over the following decades.
Ashton's die study remains the definitive reference for sequencing these magistrate issues, placing #259 within a tightly controlled series notable for relatively consistent die work.