GREEK COINS
Islands off Thrace
Thasos. Circa 463-449 BC. Stater (Silver, 23mm, 8.87 g). Nude ithyphallic Satyr, with long beard and long hair, moving right in the archaic 'running-kneeling' position, holding a nymph in his arms, who raises her right hand in protest and wears a bracelet, and thin robes. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square of windmill form. Le Rider, Thasiennes 5. SNG Copenhagen 1010-1012. Nicely toned. Very fine.
Ex Stack's 10 January 2011, 60.