ISLANDS OFF THRACE, Thasos. Circa 480-463 BC. Stater (Silver, 21 mm, 8.61 g). Nude ithyphallic satyr, with long beard and long hair, moving right in 'running-kneeling' position, holding a nymph in his arms, who raises her right hand in protest. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Le Rider, Thasiennes, 5. SNG Copenhagen 1010-1012. A beautiful piece, attractively toned and of vigorous style. Good very fine.

From the Kleinkunst Collection, ex Crédit de la Bourse, 19-21 April 1995, 1239.