Lot 322
ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 205-190 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.41 g, 12h). Aristoboulos, magistrate. Superb EF.
Very Rare
Sold
$7,500
Est.
$5,000
Starting Bid: $3,000
Live Auction
Triton XXVIII
Live bidding began Jan 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM EST
Description
ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 205-190 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.41 g, 12h). Aristoboulos, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose in profile, with bud to right; APIΣTOBOYΛOΣ above, thunderbolt to left, P-O flanking stem. Ashton 263; HN Online 1249.2 (this coin); HGC 6, 1422; SNG Copenhagen 755; SNG Keckman –. Attractive light gray tone with faint golden hues around the devices. Superb EF. Perfectly centered and struck. Very rare issue, one of only two in HN Online, three additional in CoinArchives.

From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1511; J.J. Grano Collection (Numismatica Genevensis SA VIII, 24 November 2014), lot 54; Numismatica Genevensis SA V (3 December 2008), lot 127; Nomos FPL (Winter-Spring 2008), no. 58a.


The final winners of all Triton XXVIII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 14-15 January 2025.

Triton XXVIII – Session Two – Lot 288–557 will be held Tuesday afternoon, 14 January 2025 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.


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