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THRACIAN ISLANDS. Thasos. Ca. 525-450 BC. AR stater (22mm, 8.87 gm). NGC Choice VF★ 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style. Nude ithyphallic satyr running right, carrying nymph, her right hand raised / Quadripartite incuse square. SNG Copenhagen 1010-1011. Dewing 1323. Le Rider 5. Bold, Fine Style details are shadowed and accentuated by the charcoal toning of the fields.
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. 525-450 BC. AR stater (22mm, 8.87 gm). NGC Choice VF★ 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style. Nude ithyphallic satyr running right, carrying nymph, her right hand raised / Quadripartite incuse square. SNG Copenhagen 1010-1011. Dewing 1323. Le Rider 5. Bold, Fine Style details are shadowed and accentuated by the charcoal toning of the fields.
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-525-450-bc-ar-stater-22mm-887-gm-ngc-choice-vfand-9733-5-5-/a/3106-33043.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3106-01172023
HID02906262019
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