Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 1912 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $1,000
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CARIA, Carian Islands, Rhodes, (c.250-230 B.C. Ashton chronology), silver didrachm, (6.454 grams), obv. radiate head of Helios three-quarter face to right with hair loose, rev. rose, with bud on right, P O below, to left a Term, above **TIMOQEOS*, all within dotted border, (S.5048, Ashton series 4, BMC 150-2 [p.244], SNG Cop.767-8, SNG Finland 540-1 [similar dies]). Dark tone, some encrustation on the reverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine/very fine and rare.
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 67 (lot 1721). Richard Ashton groups this small rayed head of Helios to a date c.250-230 B.C. This small group containing only four magistrates he believes (Revue Numismatique 1988 p.80) were struck along side the regular output of the mint.
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