| The Coin Cabinet Ltd. > Ancients Auction 7 | Auction date: 23 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 25 Price realized: 220 GBP (Approx. 278 USD / 257 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: AU | ANCIENT GREECE. RHODOS, RHODES. Kallixeinos (Magistrate). Silver drachm, circa 88-84 BC. Obv: radiate head of Helios right. Rev: rose; KAΛΛIΞEIN above, P-O across lower fields, kerykeion to lower left. In secure plastic holder, graded NGC AU, certification number 5746588-088. Reference: HGC 6-1461; Jenkins, Rhodian-Group E, 244; SNG Keckman-684. Weight: 43.34 g. Composition: Silver. PLEASE NOTE: 20% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order. Starting price: 100 GBP |  |
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| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 146 | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 2234 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | |
| Lot description: Rhodes. Hemistater circa 125-88, AV 13 mm, 3.38 g. Radiate head of Helios facing three-quarters r. Rev. P – O Rose with bud l.; above, APXINOΣ and in r. field, palm branch. Jenkins, Essays Kraay-Mørkholm, p. 110, 171. de Luynes 2727. HNO Online 1945 temp. Extremely rare and an issue of great fascination. Several edge marks, possibly traces of mounting, otherwise good very fine From a Distinguished Swiss collection. In the late second and early first centuries BC, Rhodes struck a regular silver coinage of light-weight drachms and hemidrachms that were distinguished from the city's earlier full-weight coinages by the use of an incuse square around the reverse type. Such coins were given the nickname plinthophoroi ("brick-bearers") because the incuse square looked to contemporary Greeks like an impression that might be made by a brick or tile. The reverse of this impressive gold stater clearly indicates that it too belongs to the plinthophoric coin series of Rhodes, but unlike the contemporary silver it is of full Attic weight. This is no accident, as the Attic weight standard had been established already as the international standard for gold coinage since the time of Alexander the Great. It is unclear whether the Attic standard has been used for this coinage merely due to convention or whether the present coin was struck to make a specific foreign payment. Unfortunately, while Hellenistic civic gold coins often reflect an emergency need that could not be covered by silver coinage, it is uncertain what precisely may have motivated the production of this issue. In the late second and early first centuries BC, the economic power of Rhodes was in decline, thanks to increasing Roman involvement in Asia Minor (the province of Asia was created in 129 BC, just shortly before the Rhodian gold series began) and the subtle Roman hostility that had previously led to the creation of Delos as a free port to harm Rhodian trade in 166 BC. Despite these actions detrimental to Rhodes as a trading powerhouse, the island state was considered a free Roman ally and welcomed Roman citizens and Italians fleeing the bloody Asiatic Vespers instigated by Mithridates VI of Pontus and even withstood a major siege to protect them in 88 BC. With the exception of the incuse square on the reverse-the hallmark of the plinthophoric coinage-the types of this stater are very traditional to Rhodes. The obverse depicts the facing head of Helios, who is said to have chosen the island for himself when it first rose from the sea. He named it in honour of the sea nymph Rhode, whom the sun-god married and lived with on the island. In the Hellenistic period, Rhodes was famous for a colossal statue of Helios at the entrance to its harbour, which was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The obverse type depicts a rose (rhodos in Greek) as a punning reference to the name of the island city. Estimate: 10000 CHF |  |
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| The Coin Cabinet Ltd. > Ancients Auction 7 | Auction date: 23 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 22 Price realized: 1,650 GBP (Approx. 2,083 USD / 1,926 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ch AU Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5; beautiful deep tone and spectacular portrait struck in high relief | ANCIENT GREECE. KINGDOM OF PERGAMON. Eumenes I. Silver tetradrachm, circa 263-241 BC. Pergamon. Struck in the name and types of Philetairos. Obv: laureate head of Philetairos right. Rev: ΦIΛETAIΡOY, Athena seated left, resting left elbow on small sphinx seated right, right hand resting on grounded shield at left with gorgoneion boss, transverse spear across left arm; AΘ monogram on throne, ivy leaf to inner left, bow to right. In secure plastic holder, graded NGC Ch AU Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5; beautiful deep tone and spectacular portrait struck in high relief, certification number 4241667-003. Reference: Westermark-Group III, obv. die XXV; SNG BnF-1606; SNG Copenhagen-334. Weight: 17.08 g. Composition: Silver. PLEASE NOTE: 20% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order. Starting price: 1400 GBP |  |
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| The Coin Cabinet Ltd. > Ancients Auction 9 | Auction date: 2 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 32 Price realized: 34 GBP (Approx. 42 USD / 40 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Very Fine | ANCIENT GREECE. RHODOS, RHODES. Silver hemidrachm, circa 360-340 BC. Obv: head of Helios facing, turned slightly right. Rev: P-O, rose with bud to right; in the field to left, bunch of grapes; all within a shallow incuse square.Very Fine. Reference: Ashton-103; SNG Keckman-442. Rarity: Rare. Die Axis: 12h. Diameter: 12 mm. Weight: 1.70 g. Composition: Silver. PLEASE NOTE: 20% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order. Starting price: 30 GBP |  |
Match 4:
| The Coin Cabinet Ltd. > The Euclidean Collection - Part 2 | Auction date: 30 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 261 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot | |
| Lot description: ANCIENT GREECE. RHODOS, RHODES. Silver drachm, circa 88 BC - AD 14. Philiskos, magistrate. Obv: radiate head of Helios facing slightly left. Rev: rose of six petals seen from above; ΦΙΛΙΣΚΟΣ (magistrate's name) above, P-O across fields, grain ear below. Good Extremely Fine; a stellar example of the type. Reference: Ashton & Weiss-135 (A35/P133). SNG von Aulock-2837 (same dies); HGC 6-1456. Provenance: from the Euclidean Collection; ex Nomos AG, obolos 17 (20/12/2020), lot 323. Die Axis: 12h. Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 4.14 g. Composition: Silver. PLEASE NOTE: 20% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order. Starting price: 150 GBP |  |
Match 5:
| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3113 | Auction date: 8 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 31027 Price realized: 14,000 USD (Approx. 12,762 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients CARIAN ISLANDS. Rhodes. Ca. 125-88 BC. AV hemistater (14mm, 3.21 gm, 11h). NGC XF 4/5 - 2/5, marks. Attic standard. Timocrates, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right, hair parted in center and swept to either side / TIMOKPATHΣ, rose with single bud on tendril to left; P-O across fields, hand in right field. HGC 6, 1414 var. (unlisted magistrate). Extremely rare issue with the hallmarks of Rhodian coinage for the era minted in high quality metal. The distinctive coinage of Rhodes during the later part of the Hellenistic era is categorized as the plinthophoric coinage, deriving its name from the Greek term "plinthos", which translates to 'brick' or 'tile'. This nomenclature alludes to the characteristic shallow incuse square depicted on the reverse side of these coins. The practice of employing a reverse incuse, seen as a nostalgic nod to earlier times, was a hallmark of Rhodian coinage beginning around the late 2nd century BC, specifically post 190 BC, and saw its end near 84 BC. While the predominant currency during this epoch comprised silver drachms and their fractional equivalents, a relatively scarce series of gold coins, spanning denominations from staters to quarter-staters, emerged around 125 BC. The initiation of this elaborate gold coinage series is shrouded in ambiguity. It might have been a strategic response to a potential silver shortage or other economic exigencies. Alternatively, this gold issue could symbolize Rhodes' evolving geopolitical stature as a principal ally and fiscal adjudicator for Rome in the eastern Mediterranean, especially as the Roman Republic was on the cusp of establishing its dominion over provinces in Asia Minor. This conjecture aligns with the historical narrative of Rhodes as a significant maritime and mercantile power during that era, whose alliance with the Ptolemaic Kingdom and anti-piracy efforts were notable. The gold coinage could thus reflect an enhanced Rhodian autonomy and its pivotal role in the broader Hellenistic-Roman political and economic milieu. Moreover, the cessation of plinthophoric coinage coincided with the adversities of the First Mithridatic War around 88 BC, where the Roman survivors of the Vespers of 88 BC sought refuge in Rhodes, leading to a siege by the Pontic king. This historical juncture marked a shift in Rhodian coinage, potentially underscoring the fluctuating fortunes and external pressures faced by Rhodes during this tumultuous period. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-carian-islands-rhodes-ca-125-88-bc-av-hemistater-14mm-321-gm-11h-ngc-xf-4-5-2-5-marks/a/3113-31027.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3113-01082024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 20000-30000 USD |  |
