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<p>[QUOTE="Nvb, post: 8066347, member: 99531"]I just won a didrachm from Rhodes this morning.</p><p>The surfaces may be a deal breaker to some, but to me they’re interesting.</p><p>Crystallization in spots and corroded right through in another. Somehow the eye appeal remains intact with good style and nice old cabinet tone</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1398431[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Caria</b> Rhodes, didrachm (6.58 g), 394-304 BC Av: Helios head facing slightly right. Rev: rose bloom with bud, left bunch of grapes and \\E\". SNG from Aulock 2790, from a Rhine private collection. Acquired in the 1980 / 90s in the Rhine coin trade</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Another, later issue didrachm from my collection acquired a few years back</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://img.ma-shops.com/odysseus/pic/26_carie-rhodes-didrachme.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Caria, Rhodes. 250-229 BC.</p><p>AR Didrachm</p><p>Obverse: Radiate head of Helios, facing and slightly angled.</p><p>Reverse: Rose with bud on right, Athena Nicéphore standing on the left accompanied with the letters P and O.</p><p>6.58 g</p><p>20.5 mm</p><p>12h</p><p>Ashton 208 - SNG Keckman 537 - HGC.6/1439</p><p>Acquired from Odysseus Numismatics[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Nvb, post: 8066347, member: 99531"]I just won a didrachm from Rhodes this morning. The surfaces may be a deal breaker to some, but to me they’re interesting. Crystallization in spots and corroded right through in another. Somehow the eye appeal remains intact with good style and nice old cabinet tone [ATTACH=full]1398431[/ATTACH] [B]Caria[/B] Rhodes, didrachm (6.58 g), 394-304 BC Av: Helios head facing slightly right. Rev: rose bloom with bud, left bunch of grapes and \\E\". SNG from Aulock 2790, from a Rhine private collection. Acquired in the 1980 / 90s in the Rhine coin trade Another, later issue didrachm from my collection acquired a few years back [IMG]https://img.ma-shops.com/odysseus/pic/26_carie-rhodes-didrachme.jpg[/IMG] Caria, Rhodes. 250-229 BC. AR Didrachm Obverse: Radiate head of Helios, facing and slightly angled. Reverse: Rose with bud on right, Athena Nicéphore standing on the left accompanied with the letters P and O. 6.58 g 20.5 mm 12h Ashton 208 - SNG Keckman 537 - HGC.6/1439 Acquired from Odysseus Numismatics[/QUOTE]
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