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THRACIAN ISLANDS. Thasos. Ca. 500-450 BC. AR stater (20mm, 9.70 gm). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5, scratches. 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 attractively toned around the devices.
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.
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THRACIAN ISLANDS. Thasos. Ca. 500-450 BC. AR stater (20mm, 9.70 gm). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5, scratches. 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 attractively toned around the devices.
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.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-thracian-islands-thasos-ca-500-450-bc-ar-stater-20mm-970-gm-ngc-au-5-5-3-5-scratches/a/3099-31065.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3099-05052022
HID02906262019
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