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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. 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).

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