ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 188-84 BC. AR Diobol (10mm, 0.83 g, 12h). Radiate head of Helios right / Rose with bud to left; P-O/Δ across field. SNG Keckman -; SNG Copenhagen -. Good VF, toned. Nice metal; rare.
Usually featuring a symbol below the O in the ethnic, this diobol instead displays the third letter of the ethnic, an interesting variety attributed possibly to an engraver’s error.