Prototypes overview
| Type | Nagidos prototype |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3.2d var. |
| 2 | 3.3a |
| 3 | 3.4d |
| 4 | 3.4f |
| 5 | 3.4 or 3.5 |
| 6 | 3.6d |
| 7 | 3.7r |
Specimens
Type 1
| Prototype: | 3.2d var. |
| Denomination: | Fourrée Stater |
Detail
| Weight: | 8.74 g |
| Diameter: | 24 mm |
| Obverse: | Aphrodite seated left, right foot on footstool, wearing long sleeved chiton, holding phiale in extended right arm, left arm resting on back of chair; to left, Eros flying to right, bearing wreath to crown Aphrodite; below chair, mouse; in exergue, Ω; dotted border. |
| Reverse: | Bearded Dionysos dressed in a long robe, standing left, holding vine branch with grape bunch in extended right hand, thyrsos in left; in right field, NAΓIΔE[ΩN]; in upper left field, monogram; below 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, the hair of Aphrodite bound in sphendone and the absence of the rose bush on the obverse correspond to Type 3.2d. However, in the lower left field of the reverse there is only the letter Λ instead of ΓΛ, and below the monogram there appears to be the letter O. The prototype could therefore have been an as yet unknown variant of Type 3.2, or the forger mistakenly changed the design of the reverse die. |
Type 2
| Prototype: | 3.3a |
| Denomination: | Fourrée Stater |
Detail
| Weight: | 9 g (weight information is only available with the accuracy of whole grams) |
| Diameter: | — |
| Obverse: | Aphrodite seated left, right foot on footstool, wearing polos and long sleeved chiton, holding phiale in extended right arm, left arm resting on back of chair; to left, Eros flying to right, bearing wreath to crown Aphrodite; below throne, mouse; dotted border. |
| Reverse: | Bearded Dionysos dressed in a long robe, standing left, holding vine branch with grape bunch in extended right hand, thyrsos in left; in right field, [NAΓIΔEΩN]; in upper left field, epigraphic shape of letter Zeta (𐤆); in lower left field, Δ. |
| Reference: | Lederer 1931, 43. |
Type 3
| Prototype: | 3.4d |
| Denomination: | Fourrée Stater |
Detail
| Weight: | 8.57 g |
| Diameter: | — |
| Obverse: | Aphrodite seated left, right foot on footstool, wearing polos and long sleeved chiton, holding phiale in extended right arm, left arm resting on back of chair; to left, Eros flying to right, bearing wreath to crown Aphrodite; below throne, mouse; dotted border. |
| Reverse: | Bearded Dionysos dressed in a long robe, standing left, holding vine branch with grape bunch in extended right hand, thyrsos in left; in right field, NAΓIΔIKON; in upper left field, Ω𐤆 monogram; below monogram, star; dotted border. |
| Reference: | Lederer 1931, 45. |
Type 4
| Prototype: | 3.4f |
| Denomination: | Fourrée Stater |
Detail
| Weight: | 9.29 g |
| Diameter: | — |
| Obverse: | Aphrodite seated left, right foot on footstool, wearing polos and long sleeved chiton, holding phiale in extended right arm, left arm resting on back of chair; to left, Eros flying to right, bearing wreath to crown Aphrodite; below throne, mouse; dotted border. |
| Reverse: | Bearded Dionysos dressed in a long robe, standing left, holding vine branch with grape bunch in extended right hand, thyrsos in left; in right field, NAΓIΔIKON; in upper left field, Ω𐤆 monogram; below monogram, star; in lower left field, ΠΟΛ on raised rectangle (the mark PΦA was erased and ΠΟΛ was newly engraved in the resulting rectangular depression in the die); dotted border. |
| Reference: | Lederer 1931, 46b. |
Type 5
| Prototype: | 3.4 or 3.5 |
| Denomination: | Fourrée Stater |
Detail
| Weight: | 8.1 g (weight information is only available with an accuracy of a tenth of a gram) |
| Diameter: | 24 mm |
| Obverse: | AAphrodite seated left, right foot on footstool, wearing polos and long sleeved chiton, holding phiale in extended right arm, left arm resting on back of chair; to left, Eros flying to right, bearing wreath to crown Aphrodite; below throne, mouse; dotted border. |
| Reverse: | Bearded Dionysos dressed in a long robe, standing left, holding vine branch with grape bunch in extended right hand, thyrsos in 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 city ethnic on the reverse is not entirely legible, but the initial letters NAΓIΔ and the final letters ON can be distinguished, and therefore the 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 6
| Prototype: | 3.6d |
| Denomination: | Fourrée Stater |
Detail
| Weight: | 8.95 g |
| Diameter: | 22 mm |
| Obverse: | Aphrodite seated left, right foot on footstool, wearing polos and long sleeved chiton, holding phiale in extended right arm, left arm resting on back of chair; to left, Eros flying to right, bearing wreath to crown Aphrodite; in lower left field, rose bush with flower and two buds; below throne, mouse; dotted border. |
| Reverse: | Bearded Dionysos dressed in a long robe, standing left, holding vine branch with grape bunch in extended right hand, thyrsos in left; in right field, NAΓIΔIKON; in upper left field, EY; in lower left field, AΘ; in right field, NAΓIΔIKON; dotted border. |
| Reference: | Biga Numismatics, Online Auction 31 (11 May 2024), Lot 347 (biddr.com URL). |
| Credit: | Biga Numismatics (see the reference above) |
| Remark: | The prototype is Type 3.6d. The only thing that cannot be clearly identified on the coin is the second letter in the lower left field on the reverse, which can be both Θ and O. |
Type 7
| Prototype: | 3.7r |
| Denomination: | Fourrée Stater |
Detail
| Weight: | 7.53 g |
| Diameter: | — |
| Obverse: | Aphrodite seated left, right foot on footstool, wearing polos and long sleeved chiton, holding phiale in extended right arm, left arm resting on back of chair; to left, Eros flying to right, bearing wreath to crown Aphrodite; in lower left field, rose bush with flower and one bud; below throne, mouse; dotted border. |
| Reverse: | Bearded Dionysos dressed in a long robe, standing left, holding vine branch with grape bunch in extended right hand, thyrsos in 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. |
25 May 2024 – 18 September May 2024