THRACO-MACEDONIAN REGION, Berge. Circa 525-480 BC. AR Stater (19mm, 9.63 g). Ithyphallic satyr standing right, grasping hand of nymph fleeing right; pellets [above, to left], and to right / Quadripartite incuse square divided diagonally. Smith Group 5; Peykov A0020; HPM pl. VIII, 4; HGC 3, 531 ("Lete"). Lightly toned, some porosity, off center on obverse. VF.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 215 (29 July 2009), lot 42 (as Siris).
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.)