ISLANDS OFF THRACE, Thasos. Circa 463-449 BC. Stater (Silver, 20 mm, 8.97 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 lovely and darkly toned piece of charming style. Very faint old scratches on the reverse , otherwise, good very fine.

From the Argyros Collection, ex Künker 182, 13 March 2011, 150.