Description: Lydia, Nysa, 1st century BC. Year 22. Jugate busts of Hades and Persephone-Kore right / NYΣAEΩN; Dionysos, wearing short chiton, walking left, holding kantharos and transverse thyrsos, ETOYΣ BK in left field.

Diameter: AE15 mm

Weight: 2,98 g

Grade: gF/gF

Attribution: BMC 10 var (magistrate)

Commentary: very rare; green-grey patina, well centered

History: According to one version of the famous myth Hades abducted Perspephone (Kore) on the fields of Nysa - a mountainous distrikt placed in various regions of the ancient world.

Article Number: 060-06-03-44408