CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
![](images/Caria_Rhodes_Rhodos_AR_Drachm_Jenkins33_P600.jpg "᷅ <font color=\\"#FF0000\\"><b>SOLD</b></font color>: Islands off Caria, Rhodos, Rhodes, AR Drachm, Plinthophoric Coinage, struck c. 170-150 BC")
- Emperor:
- stuck under Artemon, magistrate
- Denomination:
- AR Drachm
- Composition:
- Silver
- Date:
- circa 170-150 BC
- Obverse:
- Radiate head of Helios right
- Reverse:
- APTEMΩN, Rose with bud; stem to right; Isis crown to left; to left and right, P-O / T-ϴ; all within incuse square;
- Reference:
- Jenkins Rhodian, Group B, 33; HGC 6, 1458; BMC Caria -; SNG Copenhagen -
- Size:
- 16.45mm, 2.75 g, 12h
- Province:
- Rhodes
- Grade:
- VF, toned
- Provenance:
- From the B. H. Webb Collection, ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 406 (27 September 2017), Lot 423; ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 143 (12 July 2006) lot 76
In antiquity, Rhodes was a city on the island of Rhodes, known for the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
I, Peter A. Piliouras of Ancient Coin Traders irrevocably guarantee for life to the Purchaser that this ancient coin is authentic. If this coin is deemed not to be authentic by a professional certification service, then I will refund to the Purchaser the full cost of acquiring the coin (including shipping) together with the certification fees.
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Signed: Peter Anthony Piliouras
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