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THRACO-MACEDONIAN REGION, Berge. Circa 525-480 BC. AR Stater (17.5mm, 9.68 g). Ithyphallic satyr standing right, grasping hand of nymph fleeing right; two pellets to left / Quadripartite incuse square, diagonally divided. Smith Group 1, obv. O3, a (this coin); Peykov A0010; HPM pl. VII, 10 var. (pellets); HGC 3, 531. Toned, some porosity. Near VF.
From the Judy Day Frink Collection, purchased from Owl Ltd (John Barton). Ex Sotheby's (3 May 1984), lot 19.
This coinage has previously been given to Lete and Siris, but S. Psoma has persuasively argued against both of these attributions, and suggests that the city of Berge is the most likely in light of the historical and numismatic evidence. (See S. Psoma, "The 'Lete' Coinage Reconsidered" in Agoranomia.)
From the Judy Day Frink Collection, purchased from Owl Ltd (John Barton). Ex Sotheby's (3 May 1984), lot 19.
This coinage has previously been given to Lete and Siris, but S. Psoma has persuasively argued against both of these attributions, and suggests that the city of Berge is the most likely in light of the historical and numismatic evidence. (See S. Psoma, "The 'Lete' Coinage Reconsidered" in Agoranomia.)