Ancient Greek silver coin

Details

• Title

  Ancient Greek silver coin

• Associated place

  The Greek World › Asia Minor › Caria › Islands off Caria › Rhodes (mint)

• Date

  404 - c. 385

• Material and technique

  silver, struck

• Material index

  processed material › metal › silver

• Technique index

  struck

• Denomination

  4 Drachms (Tetradrachm)

• Object type

  currency › coin

• Dimensions

  25 mm (diameter)
  14.78 g (weight)
  12 o'clock (die-axis)

• Inscription/mark

  ΡΟΔΙΟΝ

• Design

  Head of Helios three quarter facing, right; to right, bucranium (obverse)

  
  

  Rose, bud, left; square incuse (reverse)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Dr. E. S. G. Robinson, 1960.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Heberden Coin Room

• Accession no.

  HCR9495

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