Drachma of Rhode

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Location: 
Not on view
Artists / Makers / Authorities: 
Rhode
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Description:

In the beginning of the 3rd century BC, the Greek colony of Rhode started to mint silver drachmas, with a female head and the Greek legend Rodeton facing up and a rose on the back.The head is represented in profile, decorated with a spiky hairstyle and with a triple pendant earring and necklace. The modelling was done following the best artistic tradition of simple Greek.Rhode chose a rose for the back of the drachmas in a clear allusion to the name of the colony.

Numismatics

Primer terç del segle III BC

Former Collections of the Numismatic Cabinet of Catalonia

Inventory number: 

020491-N

Century: 3rd BC
RODETON.
Head of Arethusa-Persephone, facing left.
Anepigraphic
Rose seen from below.
Silver
0 -h
20 mm
4,92 g
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Rhode - Dracma de Rhode - Primer terç del segle III aC