Cilicia, Nagidos AR Stater. Circa 400-384 BC. Aphrodite enthroned to left, sacrificing out of phiale over lit altar; behind, Eros standing to left, crowning her with wreath held aloft in right hand / Dionysos standing to left, holding grape bunch on vine in right hand and thyrsos in left; NAΓIΔΕΩN around. Lederer 25 (same dies); Casabonne Type 4; BMC 12 (same dies); SNG BnF -; SNG Levante -. 10.83g, 23mm, 4h.
Good Extremely Fine; attractive old cabinet tone with stunning rainbow iridescence to both sides.
This coin published in H.B. Andersen, Apollo to Apollo: The Hunt for the Divine and Eternal Beauty (2019);
Ex Apollo to Apollo Collection (www.apollotoapollo.com);
Ex Bruun Rasmussen, Auction 901, 3 May 2021, lot 338.