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Rhodos, Carian Islands, c. 201 - 190 B.C., Civic Coinage in the Name of Alexander the Great
Signed obverse die. The letters on the lower lip of the lion's mouth have been identified to read ΔAN, believed to be the signature of a Rhodian master die engraver. ΔAN likely abbreviates Danaos a name common at Rhodos, and the name of the mythical founder of the city. The monogram on the reverse likely names the magistrate responsible for the mint, possibly named Ainetor.SH84141. Silver tetradrachm, Kleiner Alexander series IV, pl. XXVII, H-21 (same dies), SNG Berry 320 (same), SNG Cop 761, Mektepini 439, McClean 3472, Price 2514, EF, double strike, areas of corrosion, Rhodos (Rhodes, Greece) mint, weight 17.162g, maximum diameter 31.9mm, die axis 0o, c. 201 - c. 190 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck, ΔAN (or similar) on the lion's lower jaw; reverse Zeus seated left on throne, nude to the waist, himation around hips and legs, right leg drawn back, eagle in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, AINHTWR(?) monogram over rose left, PO (Rhodos) under throne, AΛΕΞANΔPOY downward on right; ex Harlan J. Berk, sale 199, lot 53; very rare; SOLD
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