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Coin Detail
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ID:
191717
[UNVERIFIED]
Type:
Greek
Region:
THESSALY
City:
Rhodian Mercenaries
Issuer:
Perseus
Date Ruled:
179-168 BC
Metal:
Silver
Denomination:
Drachm
Struck / Cast:
struck
Date Struck:
BC 171-170
Diameter:
16 mm
Weight:
2.71 g
Obverse Description:
Facing head of Helios turned slightly right
Reverse Legend:
ΓΟΡΓΟΣ
Reverse Description:
Rose with bud to right; crude grape bunch to lower left
Mint:
Uncertain Thessalian Mint
Primary Reference:
Ashton,
Reference2:
SNG Helsinki 796 var. (symbol)
Reference3:
SNG Cop -
Photograph Credit:
Classical Numismatic Group
Source:
http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=46764
Grade:
EF
Notes:
According to Ashton (NumChron 1988, pp. 29-30), this coinage was struck by Perseus to pay Cretan mercenaries serving in his army. The Rhodian coinage circulated on Crete, and thus was a familiar and trusted currency for the Cretans, and it is likely that they would have required payment in that form (see also Ashton, SM 146 (May 1987), pg. 34).
Created and Managed by Alfredo De La Fe
