★ An exceptionally fine head of the satyr ★

ISLANDS OFF THRACE, Thasos. Circa 412-404 BC. Stater (Silver, 22 mm, 8.54 g). Nude satyr, bald and with long beard, moving right in 'running-kneeling' position, holding a nymph in his arms, who raises her right hand in protest; in field to right, dolphin downwards. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. BMC 31. Dewing 1324. HGC 6, 334 var. SNG Copenhagen 1017. SNG Lockett 1220. Svoronos, HPM, pl. X, 23. A lovely piece of attractive classical style, with an exceptionally fine head of the satyr. Minor die rust and thin die break on the obverse, otherwise, about extremely fine.

From an American collection and from the HK Collection of coins from Thasos, Kirk Davis FPL 38, spring 2002, 37.