Greek Silver Coin of Rhodos Circa 305-275 BC.
Catalog:Coins:Biblical: stock #791568
Rhodes = "rosy"
ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos
Greek Silver Coin "Didrachm"
Obverse : Head of Helios facing slightly right:
Reverse: Rose with bud to right; grape bunch to left
Very Good Condition.
16mm, 6.64 g
Definition:
Rhodes = "rosy
probably from rhodon (a rose); Rhodus, an island of the
Mediterranean:-Rhodes
Paul’s Journey to Jerusalem
After we tore ourselves away from them, we put out to sea, and sailing a straight course, we came
to Cos, on the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
Rhodes:
a rose, an island to the south of the western extremity of Asia Minor, between Coos and Patara, about 46 miles long and 18 miles broad.
Here the apostle probably landed on his way from Greece to Syria (Acts 21:1), on returning from his third missionary journey.
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Price Including :
1- Shipping " one week delivery
2- Olive wood box for coin display
3- export approval from antiquities Authority in Israel
4- certificate of authenticity.
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