MK-B | Rhodos ca. 333-323 v. Chr.

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Rhodos ca. 333-323 v. Chr.
	Berlin, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen Münzkabinett, Vault
Obverse	Kopf des Helios in der Dreiviertelansicht.
Reverse	ΡΟΔΙOΝ. Rose flankiert von je einer Weinrebe mit Trauben. Im l. F. E.
Class/status	City
Date	ca. 333-323 v. Chr. Hellenism
Denomination	Stater Stater Literally the resp. one unit. Hence designating the main unit within a certain currency of a Greek city or realm. The silver tetradrachm of Athens or the tridrachm of Corinth hence are also the stater within each denominational system. The main meaning though, especially in modern scholarship, is that of a denomination in gold of about 8.6 grams in the Attic standard.
	Gold ; 8,60 g; 17 mm; 12 h
Production	struck
Mint	Rhodes
Region	Karische Inseln
Country	Greece
Publications	Friedländer - von Sallet Nr. 235 (dieses Stück); M. J. Price, The coins in: J. M. Cook - W. H. Plommer, The Sanctuary of Hemithera at Kastabos (1966) 70 (datiert nach 333/332 v. Chr.); R. Ashton, Revue Numismatique 1988, 75-90. 84 f. (ca. 333/332-ca. 323 v. Chr.). - Vgl. zum Fund von Sidon/IGCH I Nr. 1508: U. Westermark, The Saida Hoard (IGCH 1508), Nordisk Numismatisk Årsskrift (Scandinavian Numismatic Journal) 1979-1980, 22-35. 28 f. Nr. 38 mit Abb. (dieses Stück, datiert nach Price).
Web Portals	http://coinhoards.org/id/igch1508
Item	Coin
Department	Antiquity, Greek, Hellenism
Accession	1875 Prokesch-Osten
previous Owner	Count Anton Prokesch von Osten 1863 - 1875
Find place	Lebanon, Sidon (Saida)
Object number	18257643
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