A picture is worth more than 1,000 words: I’m calling out to all you Rhodes Scholars at CT. I’d sure appreciate your opinions & edits. I'm calling the little lady holding the torch on the reverse Artemis. Do you all think it is Artemis? I’m also stuck on the letters above the rose. It looks like MNΛΣΙΜΛΝΟΣ. The N shows artifacts that may make the N either an X or a Y. Here is my current descriptive coin label: CARIAN ISLANDS, Rhodes. AR Didrachm. c. 250-230 B.C. 6.76 grams, 20 mm. Obv: Helios radiant head 3/4 facing slightly right Rev: Rose Blossom with long stem rose to right and Artemis holding torch to left, MNΛΣΙΜΛΝΟΣ above Grade: Choice AU per NGC. Bright coin with a full pointed nose on Helios. Other: Similar to Helsinki 534. From EAC 7/15/18 Help me Obiwan Kenobi, you are my only hope.
Another nice Rhodes for your collection Heritage called the figure Athena. Other listings are more specific, naming Athena Nikephoros, so I guess that thing she's holding is a statue of Nike? In the larger HA images you can see a hint of the statue she holds. Other examples (the think she's holding isn't very clear on the ones I saw): https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3059318 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3059318 It's been a while since we've had a Totally Looks Like... on this coin Helios totally looks like a wild-haired Salvador Dali You have another Helios in the TLL gallery-- a classic
Nice pick up. I believe the Magistrate on your coin is read as MNAΣIMAXOΣ "M'nasimachos;" as compared to MNΛΣΙΜΛΝΟΣ, which wouldn't read correctly; "M'nlsimlnos." Though your Alphas do look like Lambdas and your Chi is missing a leg. See this example for reference: (Cited: https://coins.ha.com/itm/greek/anci...-25001.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515) I enjoy the relief on mine. Caria, Rhodes. 229-205 BC. AR Didrachm. Ameinias, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose, POΔION above; bud to right; ship’s stern to left, AMEINI-AΣ flanking stem. Ashton 217; SNG Keckman 543; SNG Copenhagen 759 19.7mm 6.72g. - Michael
Love those coins! Here's mine, not as nosey and no Athena but... Islands off Caria, Rhodes. AR Didrachm, 21mm, 6.6 g, 12h; c. 305-275 BC Obv.: Head of Helios facing slightly right. Rev.: Rose with bud to right; E and grape bunch to left.
It seems we all get a kick out of the relief on our Rhodian didrachms. My nose isn't quite as pointy but I still like it.
Very nice Rhodos, Carian Islands, c. 188 - 84 B.C. Silver hemidrachm, cf. SNG Keckman 642 ff. (various magistrates and control symbols)Dexikrates, Fine/Fair, scratches, underweight (perhaps imitative), 0.905g, 13.0mm, 135o, Rhodos (Rhodes) mint, c. 188 - 84 B.C.; obverse radiate head of Helios facing slightly right; reverse rose with bud to right, P-O in fields, magistrates name above,ΔΕΞΙΚΡΑΤΗΣ, control symbol lower left, all within a shallow square incuse;
Wow, you found my coin in the Heritage archives. That's really cool and it gives me all the information for which I was struggling. Here is the new coin label with edits from the Heritage listing & iamtiberius CARIAN ISLANDS, Rhodes. AR Didrachm. c. 250-200 B.C. 6.76 grams, 20 mm. Obv: Helios radiant head 3/4 facing slightly right Rev: Rose Blossom with long stem rose to right and Athena holding petite statue of Nike to left. MNAΣΙΜAXΟΣ above Grade: NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 3/5. Bright, sharply struck coin with satiny surfaces and full pointed nose on Helios. Other: Mnasimachos, magistrate Ashton 208. SNG Keckman 537-539. Similar to Wildwinds Hel. 534. Heritage 3064 4-20-18 lot #32138. From EAC 7/15/18
I merely noticed it on ACsearch while looking to see what various auction houses call the reverse figure on these coins
