bgr_859042 - CILICIA - NAGIDOS Obole
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Type : Obole
Date: c. 400-380 AC.
Mint name / Town : Nagidos, Cilicie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 9,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 0,70 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Jolis portraits. Fine usure régulière. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête d’Aphrodite à droite, les cheveux relevés ; symbole derrière la tête.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Tête barbue de Dionysos à gauche.
Commentary
Rare variante avec le portrait de Dionysos à gauche.
Historical background
CILICIA - NAGIDOS
(4th century BC)
Nagidos was located on the Cilician coast about forty kilometers west of Célendéris. Founded by the Samians, it experienced significant economic development from the end of the 5th century BC. The protective gods of the city were Dionysos and Aphrodite, recalling the Greek origin of the city, without any oriental contribution at the start. Only Pharnabazes seems to have minted coins in Nagidos. The coinage stops at the time of the Macedonian conquest in 333 BC.
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