The Greek Islands
Island off Ionia, Rhodos
Rhodos AR Drachm Magistrate Ainetor (205 - 190 BC) Obverse: Facing head of Helios with flowing hair Reverse: AINHTΩΡ above, Ρ-O below, rose in bloom with bud to right, butterfly to left. Reference: Hunter 22-23; SNG Keckman 586; SNG Fitz. 4799-4800; BMC 153-154; SNG Cop 774-775.SC 1642.3d; HGC 9, 806 Weight: 2.28g Size: 15mm Rare type with butterfly
Caria, Rhodos. Plinthophoric AR Drachm. Magistrate Onasandros (Circa 190-170 B.C) Obverse: Radiate head of Helios right. Reverse: P-O; Rose with bud to right; ONAΣANΔPOΣ above, butterfly to left; all within incuse square. Reference: Jenkins Group A, 5; HGC 6, 1457. Weight: 3.09g Size: 16mm
Island off Ionia, Samos
Ionia, Samos AR Drachm (210 - 185 BC) Obverse: Facing lion scalp. Reverse: ΣAMIΩN; Forepart of ox charging right; krater, grape bunch, and grain ear below. Reference: HGC 6, 1241; Barron 2. Weight: 2.96g Size: 17mm This coin is a drachm of Rhodian Plinthophoric standard or a tetrobol of Attic Standard, according to Barron.
Ionia, Samos AR Obol (398 - 365 BC) Obverse: Facing lion scalp. Reverse: Forepart of bull right; ΣA above. Reference: Barron 213, 5. Weight: 0.45g Size: 7mm
Ionia, Samos Æ Bronze (394 - 365 BC) Obverse: Head of Hera to left wearing stephane and necklace with pendants. Reverse: Lion’s scalp facing front. Reference: SNG von Aulock 2296; SNG Cop. 1694. Weight: 1.70g Size: 12mm
Island off Thrace, Thasos
Islands off Thrace, Thasos. AR Hemidrachm (Early 2nd century BC) Obverse: Head of bearded Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath. Reverse: ΘΑΣΙ ΩΝ Club and legend within laurel wreath. Reference: Le Rider, Thasiennes 48. SNG Copenhagen 1036. SNG Lockett 1232. Weight: 1.69g Size: 15mm , 11h Rare. A bold example, better than those usually encountered; with a head of Dionysos of unusually fine style for the period.
Crete
Island off Epeiros, Korkyra
Island off Troas, Tenedos
Lesbos
Island of Caria, Kos
Island off Thrace, Samothrace
Island off Mysia,
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