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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3310573, member: 19463&quot;]I really like that one, too.&nbsp; Of course I seem to like all those Rhodes bronzes.&nbsp; I have shown both of mine recently but those who don&#039;t want to see them again can look away.&nbsp; There are a lot of variations not only in magistrate names but in the layout.&nbsp; My AE36 has the city name right of Nike and magistrate around.&nbsp; Svarog&#039;s has the city in exergue and magistrate left of Nike.&nbsp; Of course we also differ in the matter of right and left devices.&nbsp; I do not have the book to catalog these. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]877092[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Less impressive because of its smaller AE27 size but nice for the rose reverse (Rhodes was named for the rose).&nbsp; The obverse head is attributed to Helios, subject of the Colossus of Rhodes.&nbsp; Note the Dionysos heads have leaves in the crown that are missing from Helios&#039;.&nbsp;&nbsp; I understand that this smaller coin is assigned to the six months in 88BC when Mithradates VI occupied Rhodes.&nbsp; I do not know the details or basis for this attribution.&nbsp; There is a lot to study regarding our coins, if we choose,&nbsp; or we can just say &#039;cool coin&#039;.&nbsp; Does Helios here have features of Mithradates?&nbsp; There are later coins of Rhodes that have the face of Nero.&nbsp; I&#039;d specialize in these if they were cheaper or if I were wealthy.&nbsp; As it is, I feel lucky to have two coins I consider quite interesting.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]877095[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Again, Svarog, I really like your new coin but <i>dough</i> is for making bread.&nbsp; I am Doug.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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