ISLANDS OFF THRACE. Thasos. After 148 B.C. AR tetradrachm. 16.45 gm. 34 mm. Imitative type. Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath and taenia / Herakles standing left holding club and lion skin. HGC 6, 359. Near Very Fine; attractive light toning.

There is a broad stylistic range in the imitative types of this coinage. This lot, with its more rudimentary style, makes an interesting contrast to the preceding lot.