Watch List notes:

ISLANDS OFF THRACE, Thasos. Circa 148-90/80 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 34 mm, 16.93 g, 1 h). Head of youthful Dionysos to right, wearing tainia and wreath of ivy and fruit. Rev. HΡAKΛEOΥΣ - ΣΩTHΡOΣ / ΘAΣIΩN Herakles standing front, head to left, holding club in his right hand and lion skin draped over his left arm and shoulder; in inner left field, monogram of MH. Le Rider, Thasiennes, 52. Propokov Group XVI, 1402 (V DA4/R 1066). Boldly struck in high relief on excellent silver. Area of weakness on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.


From the Kleinkunst Collection and that of R. Heitz, Poinsignon, 4 December 1985, 116.