ANCIENT COINS. GREEK COINS. Thraco-Macedonian Region, Siris (c.520-480 B.C.), Silver Stater, 9.83g.Naked ithyphallic satyr standing right, raising his left hand and, with his right, grasping the right hand of a nymph who is attempting to flee to right, her head is turned back to face the satyr and her left hand is raised. Rev. Incuse square diagonally divided (AMNG III, pl. XIV, 29 (Lete); SNG ANS 960 (Lete); Svoronos, HPM, pl. VIII, 5).Good style, toned, extremely fine.Very rare.
Privately purchased from Edward J. Waddell in the late 1990s
This type was formerly attributed to Lete.
Estimate: US$ 7,250