ISLANDS OFF THRACE, Thasos. Circa 168/7-148 BC. Drachm (Silver, 20 mm, 3.68 g, 1 h). Head of youthful Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath. Rev. ΘΑΣΙΩΝ Herakles standing left, nude but for lion's skin over his left arm; resting right hand on club. HGC 6, 361. Le Rider, Thasiennes 53. SNG Copenhagen 1037. A very rare denomination for this series. Toned. Porosity, flan crack, light edge corrosion, otherwise, very fine.
From the Vineyard Collection, ex Lanz 112, 25 November 2002, 105.