ISLANDS OFF THRACE, Thasos. Circa 500-463 BC. Stater (Silver, 21 mm, 9.94 g), c. 500-480. Ithyphallic satyr advancing to right, carrying protesting nymph. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Asyut 128. BMFA 851. Le Rider, Thasiennes 2. SNG Copenhagen 1009. Sharply struck, very well centered, nicely toned, and with a nymph whose expression seems rather more amused than anything else! Extremely fine.
From a European collection, ex Helios 5, 25 June 2010, 52.
Price realized | 5'000 CHF |
Starting price | 3'200 CHF |
Estimate | 4'000 CHF |