THRACO-MACEDONIAN REGION. Uncertain mint. Circa 500-450 BC. Hemiobol (Silver, 7 mm, 0.39 g). Head of a bearded satyr to right, with an animal ear and a blunt nose . Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Apparently unpublished save for its auction appearance, but for another piece from the same dies (?), see CNG e299, 2013, 146. Extremely rare. Bold and impressive, attractively toned as found. Minor die break on the obverse, otherwise, good very fine.

From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions, ex Aufhäuser 12, 1 October 1996, 68 ( but as coming from an uncertain mint in Asia Minor ).

Northern Greece or Asia Minor? We have attributed this piece to the Thraco-Macedonian region because the satyr/silen imagery on coins was particularly common there, rather than in Asia.