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CSNS Signature Sale 3073 25-26 & 29 Apr 2019
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THRACIAN ISLANDS. Thasos. Ca. 500-450 BC. AR stater (21mm, 9.11 gm). NGC XF 5/5 - 4/5. 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 beautiful deep cabinet toning.
Ex Pars Coins, private sale with dealer tag; Warden Numismatics, private sale with dealer tag.
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.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 900-1200 USD
THRACIAN ISLANDS. Thasos. Ca. 500-450 BC. AR stater (21mm, 9.11 gm). NGC XF 5/5 - 4/5. 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 beautiful deep cabinet toning.
Ex Pars Coins, private sale with dealer tag; Warden Numismatics, private sale with dealer tag.
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.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 900-1200 USD