Lydia, Nysa; Hades and Kore/Dionysos
135,00 €
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.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE15 |
| Weight [g]: | 2,98 |
| Grade: | gF/gF |
| Attribution: | BMC 10 var (magistrate) |
| Commentary: | very rare; green-grey patina, well centered |
Historical Context
According to one version of the famous myth Hades abducted Perspephone (Kore) on the fields of Nysa - a mountainous distrikt placed in verious regions of the ancient world.
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