Overview of prototypes Specimens
Overview of prototypes
| Type | Nagidos prototype |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1.1a |
| 2 | 3.2d var. |
| 3 | 3.3a |
| 4 | 3.4e |
| 5 | 3.4f |
| 6 | 3.4 or 3.5 |
| 7 | 3.6d |
| 8 | 3.7t |
| 9 | 3.4–9 |
Specimens
Type 1
| Prototype: | 1.1a |
| Denomination: | Fourrée Stater |
Detail
| Weight: | 8.26 g |
| Diameter: | — |
| Obverse: | Aphrodite seated left (only the back of the chair is visible, on the left), wearing a chiton and a peplos, holding a phiale in her right hand, her left arm resting on the back of the chair; beside her, nude Eros extending his right arm towards Aphrodite; in outer right field, ΣΙ; dotted border. |
| Reverse: | Bearded Dionysos standing left, nude but for drapery hanging from his arms, holding a one-handled kantharos in his extended right hand and a thyrsos in his left; in upper left field, a bunch of grapes and two vine leaves covered by a countermark; in lower left field, a monogram, perhaps a retrograde NAΓ combination; in right field, [NAΓIΔEΩN] (off flan). |
| Reference: | Lederer 1931, 1c. |
Type 2
| Prototype: | 3.2d var. |
| Denomination: | Fourrée Stater |
Detail
| Weight: | 8.74 g |
| Diameter: | 24 mm |
| Obverse: | Aphrodite seated left, her right foot on a footstool, wearing a long-sleeved chiton, holding a phiale in her extended right hand and resting her left arm on the back of the chair; to the left, Eros flying right, bearing a wreath with which to crown Aphrodite; below the chair, a mouse; in exergue, Ω; dotted border. |
| Reverse: | Bearded Dionysos dressed in a long robe, standing left, holding a vine branch with a bunch of grapes in his extended right hand and a thyrsos in his left; in right field, NAΓIΔE[ΩN]; in upper left field, a monogram; below the monogram, O (?); in lower left field, Λ. |
| Reference: | Concordia Numismatic, Auction 10 (25 November 2023), Lot 327 (acsearch.info URL); Ex Roma Numismatics Limited, E-Sale 110 (3 August 2023), Lot 534 (acsearch.info URL); Ex Roma Numismatics Limited, E-Sale 7 (26 April 2014), Lot 769 (acsearch.info URL). |
| Credit: | Roma Numismatics Limited (see the reference above) |
| Remark: | The shape of the monogram on the reverse, Aphrodite’s hair bound in a sphendone and the absence of the rose bush on the obverse correspond to Type 3.2d. A letter O probably appears below the monogram on this fourrée. The prototype may therefore have been an as-yet-unknown variant of Type 3.2, or the forger mistakenly changed the design of the reverse die. |
Type 3
| Prototype: | 3.3a |
| Denomination: | Fourrée Stater |
Detail
| Weight: | 9 g (the weight is available only to the nearest gram) |
| Diameter: | — |
| Obverse: | Aphrodite seated left, her right foot on a footstool, wearing a polos and a long-sleeved chiton, holding a phiale in her extended right hand, her left arm resting on the back of a chair; to left, Eros flying right, carrying a wreath to crown Aphrodite; below the throne, a mouse; dotted border. |
| Reverse: | Bearded Dionysos dressed in a long robe, standing left, holding a vine branch with a bunch of grapes in his extended right hand and a thyrsos in his left; in right field, [NAΓIΔEΩN]; in upper left field, the epigraphic form of the letter Zeta (𐤆); in lower left field, Δ. |
| Reference: | Lederer 1931, 43. |
Type 4, Specimen 1
Type 4, Specimen 2
| Prototype: | 3.4e |
| Denomination: | Fourrée Stater |
Detail
| Weight: | 1: | 8.56 g |
| 2: | 8.57 g | |
| Diameter: | 1: | 22.5 mm |
| 2: | — | |
| Obverse: | Aphrodite seated left, her right foot on a footstool, wearing a polos and a long-sleeved chiton, holding a phiale in her extended right hand, her left arm resting on the back of a chair; to left, Eros flying right, carrying a wreath to crown Aphrodite; below the throne, a mouse; dotted border. | |
| Reverse: | Bearded Dionysos dressed in a long robe, standing left, holding a vine branch with a bunch of grapes in his extended right hand and a thyrsos in his left; in right field, NAΓIΔIKON; in upper left field, an Ω𐤆 monogram; below the monogram, a star; dotted border. | |
| References: | 1: | Artemide Kunstauktionen GmbH (Wien, Austria), e-Live Auction 42 (11–12 April 2026), Lot 169 (biddr.com URL). Ex Artemide Kunstauktionen GmbH (Wien, Austria), e-Live Auction 38 (31 May – 1 June 2025), Lot 173 (biddr.com URL). Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XXVIII (14 January 2025), Lot 5187 (acsearch.info URL). |
| 2: | Lederer 1931, 45. | |
| Remark: | Both specimens were struck from the same pair of dies. Paradoxically, the city ethnic on the reverse is correctly written, unlike that on the probably genuine stater cited as the reference coin for Type 3.4e in the catalogue (see also the section Distorted city ethnics). | |
Type 5, Specimen 1
Type 5, Specimen 2
| Prototype: | 3.4f |
| Denomination: | Fourrée Stater |
Detail
| Weight: | 1: | 8.6 g |
| 2: | 9.29 g | |
| Diameter: | 1: | 22.2 mm |
| 2: | — | |
| Obverse: | Aphrodite seated left, her right foot on a footstool, wearing a polos and a long-sleeved chiton, holding a phiale in her extended right hand, her left arm resting on the back of a chair; to left, Eros flying right, carrying a wreath to crown Aphrodite; below the throne, a mouse; dotted border. | |
| Reverse: | Bearded Dionysos dressed in a long robe, standing left, holding a vine branch with a bunch of grapes in his extended right hand and a thyrsos in his left; in right field, NAΓIΔIKON; in upper left field, an Ω𐤆 monogram; below the monogram, a star; in lower left field, ΠΟΛ on a raised rectangle (the mark PΦA was erased and ΠΟΛ was newly engraved in the resulting rectangular depression in the die); dotted border. | |
| References: | 1: | Pandora Numismatics B.V. (Tilburg, The Netherlands), Auction 13 (29 December 2024), Lot 26 (biddr.com URL) |
| 2: | Lederer 1931, 46b. | |
| Credits (see the references above): | ||
| 1: | Pandora Numismatics B.V. | |
| 2: | — | |
Type 6
| Prototype: | 3.4 or 3.5 |
| Denomination: | Fourrée Stater |
Detail
| Weight: | 8.1 g (the weight is available only to the nearest tenth of a gram) |
| Diameter: | 24 mm |
| Obverse: | Aphrodite seated left, her right foot on a footstool, wearing a polos and a long-sleeved chiton, holding a phiale in her extended right hand, her left arm resting on the back of a chair; to left, Eros flying right, carrying a wreath to crown Aphrodite; below the throne, a mouse; dotted border. |
| Reverse: | Bearded Dionysos dressed in a long robe, standing left, holding a vine branch with a bunch of grapes in his extended right hand and a thyrsos in his left; in right field, NAΓIΔ[IK]ON; in left field, illegible control marks; dotted border. |
| Reference: | Aristos Ancients – eBay seller (location: USA, eBay name: xago, eBay member since: 13 May 2000), eBay auction accessed 23 September 2023. |
| Credit: | Aristos Ancients (see the reference above) |
| Remark: | The initial letters NAΓIΔ and the final letters ON are discernible, indicating that the city ethnic is NAΓIΔIKON. This fact and the absence of the rose on the obverse narrow the possible prototypes to Types 3.4 and 3.5. |
Type 7
| Prototype: | 3.6d |
| Denomination: | Fourrée Stater |
Detail
| Weight: | 8.95 g |
| Diameter: | 22 mm |
| Obverse: | Aphrodite seated left, her right foot on a footstool, wearing a polos and a long-sleeved chiton, holding a phiale in her extended right hand, her left arm resting on the back of a chair; to left, Eros flying right, carrying a wreath to crown Aphrodite; in lower left field, a rose bush with a flower and two buds; below the throne, a mouse; dotted border. |
| Reverse: | Bearded Dionysos dressed in a long robe, standing left, holding a vine branch with a bunch of grapes in his extended right hand and a thyrsos in his left; in right field, NAΓIΔIKON; in upper left field, EY; in lower left field, AΘ; dotted border. |
| Reference: | Biga Numismatics, Online Auction 31 (11 May 2024), Lot 347 (acsearch.info URL). |
| Credit: | Biga Numismatics (see the reference above) |
| Remark: | The prototype is Type 3.6d. The only uncertain feature is the second letter in the lower left field on the reverse, which could be either Θ or O. |
Type 8
| Prototype: | 3.7t |
| Denomination: | Fourrée Stater |
Detail
| Weight: | 7.53 g |
| Diameter: | — |
| Obverse: | Aphrodite seated left, her right foot on a footstool, wearing a polos and a long-sleeved chiton, holding a phiale in her extended right hand, her left arm resting on the back of a chair; to left, Eros flying right, carrying a wreath to crown Aphrodite; in lower left field, a rose bush with a flower and one bud; below the throne, a mouse; dotted border. |
| Reverse: | Bearded Dionysos dressed in a long robe, standing left, holding a vine branch with a bunch of grapes in his extended right hand and a thyrsos in his left; in right field, NAΓ[IΔIKO]N; in upper left field, [T]OΛ; in lower left field, TOΛ; dotted border. Test cuts. |
| Reference: | Lederer 1931, 89. |
Type 9
| Prototype: | one of Types 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 and 3.9 |
| Denomination: | Fourrée Stater |
Detail
| Weight: | 8.11 g |
| Diameter: | — |
| Obverse: | Aphrodite seated left, holding a phiale in her extended right hand, her left arm resting on the back of a chair; to left, Eros flying right, carrying a wreath to crown Aphrodite; dotted border. The other design elements are indistinguishable. |
| Reverse: | Bearded Dionysos dressed in a long robe, standing left, holding a vine branch with a bunch of grapes in his extended right hand and a thyrsos in his left; in right field, NAΓIΔIKON; in lower left field, illegible symbol; dotted border. |
| Reference: | The Digital Coin Cabinet of the Heinrich-Heine-Universität (HHU), Düsseldorf, Inventory no. ls2004008395, Object number ID7216, Permalink https://muenzkatalog.hhu-hosting.de/object?id=ID7216. |
| Credit: | The Digital Coin Cabinet of the Heinrich-Heine-Universität (HHU), Düsseldorf (see the reference above) |
| Remark: | The partially visible flying Eros on the obverse and the inscription NAΓIΔIKON on the reverse identify the prototype as one of Types 3.4–3.9, excluding Type 3.8, which bears the inscription NAΓIΔIKON TΩNΔΩ on the reverse. |
25 May 2024 – 4 September 2026