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SOLD #6778 Helios Drachm Ladies Ring; Please Explore Our Ladies Rings For Similiar Items.
SOLD #6778 Helios Drachm Ladies Ring; Please Explore Our Ladies Rings For Similiar Items. SOLD #6778 Helios Drachm Ladies Ring; Please Explore Our Ladies Rings For Similiar Items.
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SOLD #6778 Helios Drachm Ladies Ring; Please Explore Our Ladies Rings For Similiar Items.

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  • Obverse: Helios
  • Reverse: Rose
  • Date: 205 - 190 BC, Grade: Very Fine
  • Region: Isle of Rhodes, Caria
  • Silver Drachm Coin Set in 14k Gold Ladies Ring
  • Ring Size: #6.5, Framed Coin Size: 17mm Diameter, Weight 6g

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Description:
In Greek mythology the sun was personified as Helios. Sun worshipping is an ancient tradition and the Greeks were especially serious about their devotion to their solar deities. Helios was imagined as a handsome god crowned with the shining aureole of the sun. He drove his chariot of the sun drawn by "fire-darting steeds" Pyrios, Aeos, Aethon, and Phlegon across the sky each day to earth-circling Oceanus and through the world-ocean returned to the East at night. The front of this coin depicts the facing head of Helios and the reverse shows a rose, which is an allusion to Rhodos, the name of the city which issued the coin. Although Helios was worshipped throughout the Greek world, he was especially admired at Rhodes, an island off the coast of modern-day Turkey. The Colossus of Rhodes, a statue of Helios was erected on the island between 292 and 280 BC. It is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Before its destruction, the Colossus of Rhodes stood over 30 meters (107 ft) high, making it one of the tallest statues of the ancient world.