This category also traditionally includes the Carian Islands, of which Rhodos is the largest and most important.
Rhodes was an important slave-trading center, and known for The Colossus of Rhodes - a huge statue of Helios measuring 32 meters built in 280 B.C. but destroyed by an earthquake later in that century. It has inspired many later sculptures including the Statue of Liberty.
Reverse: Zeus seated left, leaning on scepter, holding eagle, Pegasos left; AΛEΞANΔPOY, E
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.6 g
Reverse: Bow in quiver and club; AΛEΞANΔPOY, ?
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 7.1 g
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Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and sceptre, monogram on left / AΛEΞANΔPOY
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.3 g
Reverse: AΛEXANΔΡOY - Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre. N in left field. Seleukid anchor countermark in right field.
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 15.6 g
Posthumous Issue. Added onto the Wildwinds site.
Reverse: ΑΝΤΙΟΧƐΩΝ, Nike advancing, r., holding wreath and palm-branch
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 3.3 g
Reverse: Athena standing left, holding spear and shield; Π_AIΩNIOY CYNAPXIA ANTI / OXEΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.3 g
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Reverse: AΦPOΔIΣIEΩN, Cult statue of Aphrodite
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 4.65 g
Minted under Caligula
Reverse: PO Prow of galley to right; above, rose. R
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 2.19 g
Ashton connects this issue showing a female bust on the obverse with the disaster relief sent by Ptolemy III to Rhodes after the devastating earthquake of circa 226 BC. According to Strabo, the earthquake toppled the Colossus of Rhodes, but an oracle from Delphi told the Rhodians not to rebuild it as its construction had offended Helios. Ptolemy's offer to pay for the reconstruction of the magnificent statue was hence turned down, and his aid was used to rebuild the city instead.
Reverse: diademed head of Aphrodite right; AΦPOΔI_ΣIEΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4 g
Reverse: pigeon left, pellet above and below
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.25 g
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ∆ΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ, Prow right, BA above, AP monogram below, double axe before.
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.85 g
Reverse: Radiate emperor riding right on horse, throwing spear, holding reins; A_Φ_P_O_Δ_I / CIEΩ_N
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.9 g
Reverse: Apollo standing half-right drawing arrow from quiver, holding bow; ΔΙΑ Τ [ ] ΛΥϹΙΟΥ ΤΡΑΠΕ_ΖΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6.4 g
Reverse: head of young male right, CϽ__A
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.3 g
Reverse: Facing head of lion with forelegs at sides
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.48 g
Reverse: Baetyl, granulated patterns resembling birds on either side
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 11.7 g
Reverse: sphinx standing left; (upside down) Δ _ Γ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.85 g
Reverse: sphinx standing left; Δ _ Γ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1 g
Reverse: dolphin right; ΔYO
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.7 g
Reverse: eagle standing right; KEPAMIHTΩN ΔΙO
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.1 g
Reverse: quadripartite incuse square
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.6 g
Reverse: Stellate design within square incuse
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.2 g
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Reverse: star ornament within incuse square
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.07 g
Reverse: star ornament within incuse square
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.1 g
Reverse: Stellate pattern within incuse square
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 1.16 g
Reverse: dolphin right, trident below; MY
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.3 g
Reverse: wide ornamented trident; MYΛA / ΣEΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.4 g
Reverse: ornamented trident; M_Y
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.3 g
Reverse: P - O, Rose with bud to right. Control: TE to left
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.73 g
The city and port were devastated, and the great bronze Colossus beside the harbor was demolished. Greek states all over the eastern Mediterranean shipped in relief supplies, with Ptolemy III of Egypt being particularly generous. The Zeus head may reflect an Egyptian connection - the Rhodians honoring their benefactors.
Reverse: Rose with bud to right. Control: Isis headdress to right; all within incuse square
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.93 g
Reverse: APTEMΩN / P-O, rose with bud to right, hook to left; all within incuse square.
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 1.16 g
Reverse: rose with bud to right, pileus left all within incuse square; ΣTAΣIΩN / P_O
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.85 g
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Reverse: rose, grape cluster left, bud to the right; POΔION / E
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6.8 g
Reverse: P - O / Σ. Rose with bud right.
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.48 g
Reverse: P-O, rose; all within incuse square
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.47 g
Reverse: Rose with bud to right, POΔION above, star and Δ to left
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 3.46 g
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Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 2.98 g
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Reverse: Rose with bud to right, shield in left field; ΑΡΤΕΜΩΝ above P-O across fields
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.39 g
Reverse: Tyche standing half left, wearing kalathos, long garment and mantle, holding rudder and cornucopia; AΦPOΔE_ICIEΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.3 g
Reverse: garlanded altar of Mên with three pine-cones and two flaming altars on it; ATTOYΔEΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6.5 g
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Reverse: eagle; P_A / C_T
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.43 g
Reverse: Artemis standing right, quiver on shoulder, holding torch and arrow; APTEMΩΝ ΠΑΠΙΟΥ__AP TABHNΩΝ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.8 g