Islands off Caria, Rhodes Drachm, Zenon, magistrate circa 88-84

Islands off Caria, Rhodes Drachm, Zenon, magistrate (circa 88–84 BC)

This silver plinthophoric drachm was struck on the island of Rhodes during the late Hellenistic period under the magistrate Zenon, approximately 88–84 BC.

Obverse

Radiate head of Helios right

– Helios is the patron deity of Rhodes and appears on nearly all Rhodian coinage.

Reverse

Rose with bud (the emblem of Rhodes)

Magistrate’s name ZHNΩN above

P – O flanking the bloom

Isis crown in right field

All within an incuse square, characteristic of the plinthophoric series

Specifications

Metal: Silver

Weight: ~2.2–2.8 g (varies slightly by catalog/auction listing)

Diameter: ~14–15 mm

Mint: Rhodes, Caria

References: Jenkins Rhodian 241; HGC 6, 1461; HN Online 1266