Silver Drachm from Caria - Helios Radiate - 2.85 g
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Asia Minor, Islands of Caria, Rhodes, ca. 167 BCE to 88 BCE. OBVERSE: Radiate head of Helios right. REVERSE-Rose within incuse square. Helios, the Sun god is depicted in profile on this attractive coin with his head facing right and sun rays surrounding. A very nice example of this popular coin. CP BMC 18, 25, 253. Size: 17 mm; 2.85 grams
Helios was a handsome Titan crowned with the shining aureole of the Sun who drove the chariot of the sun across the sky each day.
Provenance: private Cary, Illinois, USA collection; ex-private Healy collection, Studio City, California, USA, acquired over the last twenty years
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Helios was a handsome Titan crowned with the shining aureole of the Sun who drove the chariot of the sun across the sky each day.
Provenance: private Cary, Illinois, USA collection; ex-private Healy collection, Studio City, California, USA, acquired over the last twenty years
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#138527
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Nice and VF. Detailed portrait and radiate crown.
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Silver Drachm from Caria - Helios Radiate - 2.85 g
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