Hybrid Staters Obols Hemiobols Bronze coins
Hybrid Staters
HS.1
| Type HS.1 | |
| Denomination: | AR Stater |
Detail
| Obverse: | Helmeted Athena seated left, wearing a chiton, her right hand resting on a spear and her left arm on a shield set on the ground; in right field, an olive tree. | |
| Reverse: | Bearded Dionysos standing right, dressed in a long robe, holding a bunch of grapes in his extended left hand and a thyrsos in his right; in left field, [NA]ΓIΔEΩ retrograde; in lower right field, a horizontal N; in upper right field, the epigraphic form of the letter Zeta (𐤆); countermark: bull walking right, with a crescent above, all within an incuse rectangle. | |
| Metrics: | 9.86 g (the cited specimen) | |
| References: | SNG France 2, 42 | |
| Credit: | The Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Gallica, Identifier: ark:/12148/btv1b8532858q | |
| Remarks: | (1) | SNG France 2 describes the style of this coin as barbaric. It is a contemporary imitation. The obverse type also occurs on staters of Tarsos and Mallos; see, e.g., SNG France 2, 237 (Tarsos, c. 370 BC) and SNG France 2, 403 (Mallos, c. 350–333 BC). The reverse is a mirror image of Type 2.8, although the coin is not a brockage. Type 2.8 corresponds to Lederer’s Type 33 in Group VII, dated by Lederer to c. 365–363 BC (Lederer 1931, pp. 203 ff.). |
| (2) | For other obverse–reverse hybrid combinations, see Kelenderis, Types HS.1 and HS.2. | |
Obols
XO.1
| Type XO.1 | |
| Denomination: | AR Obol |
Detail
| Obverse: | Helmeted and bearded head of a warrior (Ares?) right; dotted border. |
| Reverse: | Head of Aphrodite right, her hair bound in a sphendone, wearing a necklace; dotted border. |
| Metrics: | 0.61 g, 10 mm, 10h; 0.78 g, 10 mm, 9h; 0.68 g, 10 mm, 12h (the cited specimens) |
| References: | Roma Numismatics Limited, E-Sale 116 (18 January 2024), Lot 315 (acsearch.info URL); Roma Numismatics Limited, E-Sale 110 (3 August 2023), Lot 520 (acsearch.info URL); Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 553 (3 January 2024), Lot 116 (acsearch.info URL) |
| Credit: | Roma Numismatics Limited (E-Sale 116, see the reference above) |
| Remark: | The depiction of Aphrodite on the reverse corresponds to that found on silver fractions minted at Nagidos, and the absence of the city ethnic is likewise not unusual on these issues (see the section Silver fractions). The combination of Aphrodite with the helmeted and bearded head of a warrior (probably Ares) also occurs on Nagidos coins (see Type 2.1). However, on Nagidos coins Aphrodite always appears on the obverse, whereas on all cited specimens of these obols she apparently appears on the reverse. Their attribution to Nagidos is therefore not entirely certain. |
XO.2
| Type XO.2 | |
| Denomination: | AR Obol |
Detail
| Obverse: | Helmeted head of Athena (?) right; dotted border. |
| Reverse: | Bearded head of Dionysos right; in right field, NA[…] (the letter N retrograde). |
| Metrics: | 0.52 g, 8.9 mm (the cited specimen) |
| References: | Bucephalus Numismatic GmbH, Black Auction 36 (5 April 2024), Lot 357 (acsearch.info URL) |
| Credit: | Bucephalus Numismatic GmbH (see the reference above) |
| Remark: | The obverse is weakly struck, but it appears to depict not Aphrodite but Athena wearing a helmet. The retrograde letter N on the reverse is clearly legible, but the second letter may be either A or Λ. The third letter is only partially legible, making it unclear whether it is Γ. This may be a new Nagidos coin type or a contemporary imitation. Further specimens will need to be examined if they appear in a collection or on the market. |
XO.3
| Type XO.3 | |
| Denomination: | AR Obol |
Detail
| Obverse: | Head of Aphrodite right, her hair bound in a sphendone; dotted border. |
| Reverse: | Bearded head of Dionysos right; dotted border. |
| Metrics: | 0.66 g, 9 mm (the cited specimen) |
| References: | N&N London Ltd, Online Auction 58 (20 December 2024), Lot 73 (acsearch.info URL) |
| Credit: | N&N London Ltd (see the reference above) |
| Remark: | This coin resembles Type 5.6, but the dotted borders on both sides are crudely and irregularly executed, and the head of Aphrodite (?) appears less carefully rendered. It may be a contemporary imitation, perhaps from Samaria; compare Meshorer & Qedar 1999, 186 (and ibid., 93–94, with the male head facing left). An attribution to Philistia can probably be ruled out, since no comparable type occurs in its coinage (see Gitler & Tal 2006). |
XO.4
| Type XO.4 | |
| Denomination: | AR Obol |
Detail
| Obverse: | Head of Aphrodite right, her hair bound in a sphendone, wearing a necklace; dotted border. |
| Reverse: | Bearded head of Dionysos right; in upper right field, ΛΓ (?); dotted border. |
| Metrics: | 0.54 g, 10.5 mm, 12h (the cited specimen) |
| References: | Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 591 (16 July 2025), Lot 198 (acsearch.info URL) |
| Credit: | Classical Numismatic Group (see the reference above) |
| Remark: | It may be a contemporary imitation of Type 5.5 or 5.6 obols. However, the hair and beard of the reverse head resemble those of Pan on Type 5.9 and 5.10 obols. |
XO.5
| Type XO.5 | |
| Denomination: | AR Obol |
Detail
| Obverse: | Baal seated left on a throne, holding a lotus-tipped sceptre; linear border. |
| Reverse: | Head of Aphrodite left, wearing a stephane, an earring, and a necklace. |
| Metrics: | 0.77 g; 0.64 g, 10 mm, 3h (the cited specimens) |
| References: | SNG France 2, 442; several specimens on the market, e.g. Leu Numismatik, Web Auction 9 (7 September 2019), Lot 429 (acsearch.info URL) |
| Credit: | Leu Numismatik (see the reference above) |
| Remark: | This type resembles Type 5.12, but its attribution to Nagidos is uncertain. |
Hemiobols
XH.1
| Type XH.1 | |
| Denomination: | AR Hemiobol |
Detail
| Obverse: | Sea turtle. |
| Reverse: | Astragalos within an incuse square. |
| Metrics: | 0.25 g; 0.37 g, 6 mm; 0.32 g, 6 mm, 10h (the cited specimens) |
| References: | SNG Levante Supp., 8; Nomos AG, Auction 26 (21 May 2023), Lot 502 (acsearch.info URL); Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 88 (14 September 2011), Lot 437 (acsearch.info URL) |
| Credit: | Nomos AG (see the reference above) |
| Remark: |
SNG Levante Supp. attributes this type to Nagidos. This attribution is uncertain because obols depicting a turtle on the obverse and a male face with the inscription MAP on the reverse can be securely attributed to Mallos. See, for example, Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 90 (23 May 2012), Lot 643 (acsearch.info URL). There are also two other anepigraphic coin types with a turtle on the obverse that are usually attributed to Mallos: Turtle / forepart of a man-headed bull, AR obol; see, for example, H. D. Rauch GmbH, Auction 96 (10 December 2014), Lot 107 (acsearch.info URL). Turtle / swan, AR hemiobol; see, for example, SNG Levante, 168 (where the swan is mistakenly described as a lotus flower) = Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 66 (19 May 2004), Lot 560 (acsearch.info URL). |
Bronze coins
XB.1a
XB.1b
| Type XB.1 | |
| Denomination: | AE Unit |
Detail
| Obverse: | Head of Pan right; dotted border. | |
| Reverse: | Kantharos. | |
| Variants: | a. | rev.: above kantharos, N |
| b. | rev.: above kantharos, retrograde N | |
| Metrics: | a. | 1.32 g; 1.16 g (the cited specimens) |
| b. | 1.04 g, 11 mm (the cited specimen) | |
| References: | a. | SNG von Aulock, 5761; several specimens on the market, e.g. Numismatik Lanz München, Auction 153 (12 December 2011), Lot 295 (acsearch.info URL) |
| b. | Senatus Consulto (Mikkel N. Pedersen, Frederiksberg, Denmark), Fixed Price List on VCoins (retrieved 19 January 2025) | |
| Credits (see the references above): | ||
| a. | Numismatik Lanz München | |
| b. | Senatus Consulto | |
| Remark: | SNG von Aulock, 5761, attributes this type to Nagidos. Nicolet-Pierre 2005, p. 22, discusses it in a study of the bronze coinage of Naxos (Cyclades) and notes that its attribution is uncertain. Auction catalogues generally favour an attribution to Naxos, citing Nicolet-Pierre 2005, but the mint of these coins cannot yet be determined. | |
16 January 2022 – 4 September 2026