Ancients
THRACIAN ISLANDS. Thasos. Ca. 525-465 BC. AR stater (20mm, 8.95 gm). NGC Choice XF★ 5/5 - 4/5. Stater circa 525-463, AR 8.95 g. Nude ithyphallic satyr running right, carrying nymph dressed in flowing chiton, who raises right hand in protest / Quadripartite incuse square. Dewing 1323. Le Rider, Thasiennes, 5. Rosen 142. Edge splits, areas of porosity mostly confined to reverse, otherwise a pleasing example of this ribald issue.
Ex Goldberg 37, (10 September 2006), lot 3409.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 800-1100 USD