Rhodes (BC 350) Tetradrachm

ca 350 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 15.14g). Head of Helios facing 3/4 right / ΡΟΔΙΩΝ, half-blown rose; Δ and bud to left, dolphin swimming downwards to right. Struck in very high relief, superb iridescent tone and EF. Ex Leu sale 42 (1987), lot 308.

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City/Mint name:	Rhodes
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Keywords:	silver / classical
References:	SNG v. Aulock 2787 (this obverse die); BMC 15; Cf. Mc Clean 8564 and pl. 299, 19 (F instead of D)
Valuation:	NAC Auc. 27 (5/2004), lot 195 (est. CHF 10,000; unsold)
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Date added:	May 22, 2005
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