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CICF Signature Sale 3046 14-15 April 2016
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THRACIAN ISLANDS. Thasos. Ca. 490-463 BC. AR stater (21mm, 9.14 gm). Nude ithyphallic satyr running right, carrying struggling nymph, her right hand raised / Quadripartite incuse square. SNG Copenhagen 1010-1. Dewing 1323. Le Rider 5. Well-centered and struck, with original "find patina" intact. Nearly Extremely Fine.The iconography of these coins is sometimes described as a satyr ravishing a nymph. Given the importance of the cult of Dionysus to Thrace, a more likely explanation is that the two mythological figures are engaged in a ritualistic Dionysian dance.
Estimate: 2000-2800 USD
THRACIAN ISLANDS. Thasos. Ca. 490-463 BC. AR stater (21mm, 9.14 gm). Nude ithyphallic satyr running right, carrying struggling nymph, her right hand raised / Quadripartite incuse square. SNG Copenhagen 1010-1. Dewing 1323. Le Rider 5. Well-centered and struck, with original "find patina" intact. Nearly Extremely Fine.The iconography of these coins is sometimes described as a satyr ravishing a nymph. Given the importance of the cult of Dionysus to Thrace, a more likely explanation is that the two mythological figures are engaged in a ritualistic Dionysian dance.
Estimate: 2000-2800 USD