CILICIA, Nagidos. Circa 400-385/4 BC. AR Stater

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CILICIA, Nagidos. Circa 400-385/4 BC. AR Stater. Aphrodite seated left, holding phiale over altar to left; to right, Eros standing left, crowning her with wreath / Dionysos standing left, holding grape bunch on vine and thyrsos; A-in-wreath to left. Casabonne Type 4; Lederer 25 (same obv. die); SNG BN –; SNG Levante –; BMC 12 (same obv. die).

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Cilicia (/sɪˈlɪʃə/)^[3]^{[note 1]} is a geographical region in southern Anatolia, extending inland from the northeastern coasts of the Mediterranean Sea. Cilicia has a population ranging over six million, concentrated mostly at the Cilician plain (Turkish: Çukurova). The region includes the provinces of Mersin, Adana, Osmaniye, Kilis and Hatay.

The name of Cilicia (Κιλικία) was derived from Ḫilakku (𒆳𒄭𒋃𒆪^[4]), which was the name used by the Neo-Assyrian Empire to designate the western part of what would become Cilicia.^[5]