ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 250-229 BC. AR Didrachm (19.5mm, 6.83 g, 12h). Rhodian standard. Agesidamos, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right, P O to either side of stem, ΑΓΗΣΙΔΑΜΟΣ above; to left, Artemis, holding torch, running left. Ashton 206; HGC 6, 1439. EF, light golden toning with some iridescence. A handsome piece.
Ex Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection, purchased from Bank Leu, 22 July 1988.
