CILICIA. Nagidos. Circa 380 BC. Stater (Silver, 20 mm, 10.69

CILICIA. Nagidos. Circa 380 BC. Stater (Silver, 20 mm, 10.69 g, 8 h). Bearded head of Dionysos to right, wearing wreath of ivy and fruit. Rev. [N]AΓIΔE[ΩN] - EΠ Diademed head of Aphrodite to right, wearing pendant earring and pearl necklace and with her hair bound by an ampyx in the front and a sphendone in the back. Casabonne type 7. Jameson 2327 (same dies). Lederer 14. SNG Levante 2 (same dies). SNG Paris -. A splendid, beautifully toned coin with a magnificent head of Dionysos of monumental Classical style. Extremely fine.


Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 54, 24 March 2010, 133.