ISLANDS OFF CARIA.
RHODOS. Hemidrachm, about 408-405. AR 1.87 g. Three-quarter facing head of Helios r. Rev. P - O - Δ- I Head of nymph Rhodos r., wearing earring, hair in a sphendone decorated with stars; all in incuse square. R.H.J. Ashton, A revised arrangement for the earliest Coinage of Rhodes, Essays Carson-Jenkins 14, 23b (this specimen); Jameson Coll. III, 134, 2310 (this specimen: " cette pièce paraît être inédite"); SNG Keckman I, 360.
Very rare. Cute little gem. Nice old tone. Extremely fine

Provenance:
Eberhard W. Kornfeld (1923-2023), Bern collection
F.-R. Jameson (1861-1942), Paris collection
A. D. Moretti (1907-1993), Milano/Lugano collection
P. Arnaud (1922-1996), Crans-sur-Sierre collection
Auction Münzen und Medaillen AG, Basel 68 (1986), 302
Auction Hess-Divo AG, Zurich 307 (2007), 1266.