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THE FACING HEAD COINS OF: RHODES |
The facing head coins of Rhodes feature the head of the sun god Helios in the obverse, and a rose with bud in the reverse. Early Rhodian depictions of Helios tend to be heavy featured, with emphasis on his penetrating gaze, perhaps an artistic expression of the burning intensity of the sun. On the other hand, there are also many examples of an insipid, cherub-like and primitively rendered Helios, which stand in sharp contrast to the masterworks reflected in other Rhodian facing head coins. Some examples of the better specimens are included below.
The dating follows R.H.J. Ashton in K. Shipton and A. Meadows, eds., Money and its Uses in the Ancient Greek World (Oxford, 2001), pp. 79–115.
R.H.J. Ashton, NC 1992 (for the Mylasa imitation).
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408/7–ca. 404 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 27, 12 May 2004, Lot number: 194. Ashton 1. |
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408/7–ca. 404 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 67, 22 September, 2004, Lot number: 753. Ashton 3. |
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408/7–ca. 404 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Classical Numismatic Group, Triton VIII, 11 January 2005, Lot number: 477. Ashton 4. |
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Ca. 404–385 BC. AR Tetradrachm. LHS Numismatik AG, Auction 95, 25 October 2005, Lot number: 684. Ashton 31. |
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404–ca. 385 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Image Source: ANS Database. Ashton 34. |
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404–ca. 385 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Leu Numismatik AG, Auction 83, 6 May 2002, Lot number: 331. Ashton 38. |
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404-ca. 385 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Classical Numismatic Group, Triton VII, 12 January 2004, Lot number: 273. Ashton 41. |
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404–ca. 385 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Fritz Rudolf Künker Münzenhandlung, Auction 94, 27 September 2004, Lot number: 1198. Ex: Leu Numismatik AG, Auction 83, May 6th, 2002, Lot number: 332. Ashton 46. |
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404–ca. 385 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 27, 12 May 2004, Lot number: 195. Ashton 53. |
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Ca. 385–ca. 360 BC. AR Tetradrachm. LHS Numismatik AG, Auction 91, 10 May 2004, Lot number: 171. From the collection of H.S. von Aulock. Ashton 76. |
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Ca. 360–late 340s BC. AR Tetradrachm. Classical Numismatic Group, Triton V, 15 January 2002, Lot number: 1452. Ashton 86. |
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Ca. 360–late 340s BC. AR Tetradrachm. Leu Numismatik AG, Auction 81, 16 May 2001, Lot number: 294. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts XVIII, 31 March 1987, 206 and Bank Leu 28, 5 May 1981, 168.b. Ashton 87. |
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Late 340s–316 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 33, 6 April 2006, Lot number: 164. Ashton 93. |
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Late 340s–316 BC. AR Didrachm. The New York Sale XI, 11 January, 2006, Lot number: 155. Ashton 98. |
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305–ca. 275 BC. AR Didrachm. Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 67, 22 September 2004, Lot number: 755. Cf. Ashton 158–159. |
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(Mylasa Imitation) Ca. 175–165 BC. AR Drachm. Numismatik Lanz Munchen, Auction 131, 27 November 2006, Lot number: 797. |
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