2406 - Nagidus (double siglos Aphrodite/Dionysus) over Salamis (Heracles/ram) (M&M, 36, May 2012, 473)
From SILVER
380 BCE - 370 BCE | ΝΑΓΙΔΕΩΝ
Location/history
| Sale(s) ᵖ: | Münzen und Medaillen, 36, 30 May 2012, 473 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| Obverse: | Aphrodite seated left, holding patera over altar. To her left, Nike. Border of dots. | Reverse: | ΝΑΓΙΔΕΩΝ (Greek) Dionysos Linaios standing left, holding bunch of grapes and resting on thyrsus. In exergue, Π. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Nagidus | Ancient region | Cilicia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Persian Empire |
Chronology
| From 380 BCE to 370 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC  period
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Physical description
| Metal: Silver
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Weight in grams: 10.7310.73 g <br />10,730 mg <br /> | Denomination: double siglos
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References
| Coin reference: | Callataÿ 2018b, p. 144, n° 29, https://www.dismountingrider.info/coin-catalogue/overstrikes/#Nagidos-2 | Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Lederer 1932, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2SNG France 2, n° 25, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3Callataÿ 2018b, p. 144, n° 29 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| Obverse: | 'e-u-wa-ko-ro' in Cypriot script before (Cypriot) Head of bearded Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress | Reverse: | Cypriot script legend reading 'pa-si-le-wo-se' (Cypriot) Ram with long horns and beard lying to right on dotted ground line |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint ᵖ: | Salamis | Ancient region ᵖ | Cyprus | Modern country: Turkey | Authority ᵖ: | Evagoras I (king of Salamis, 411-374 BC) |
Chronology
| From 411 BCE to 374 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC period
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Physical description
| Denomination ᵖ: | stater
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References
| Coin type reference ᵖ: | "[[Coin series reference overstruck" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4Zapiti - Michaelidou 2008, n° 6 | ||
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Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidence: | strong |
| Remarks: | "Überprägungsspuren auf Av." (nb: I first gave it to Tiribazus but, putting it in perspective, it fits better with Evagoras at Salamis) | ||
References
- ^ Lederer 1932
- ^ Levante, Edoardo (1993), Sylloge nummorum graecorum. France 3. Cabinet des Médailles : Cilicie, Paris, BnF, xviii + 274 p., 103 pl.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2018), “Overstrikes on Pamphylian and Cilician silver sigloi (5th-4th c. BC)”, in O. Tekin (ed.), Proceedings of the Second International Congress of the Anatolian Monetary History and Numismatics in the Mediterranean World, 5-8 January 2017 Antalya, Antalya, 2018, p. 131-150.
- ^ Zapiti, Eleni - Michaelidou, Lefki (2008), Coins of Cyprus : from the collection of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, Nicosia, Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, 329 p.
