ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 250-229 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 6.75 g, 12h). Timotheos, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; TIMOΘEOΣ above, term to left. Ashton 209; HN Online 396; HGC 6, 1439. Attractive iridescent tone, some die rust and a little die wear on obverse. Near EF. Well centered. From the North River Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (12 February 1997), lot 176.
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