Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 3257 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $350
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THRACE, Island off Thrace, Thasos, (c.510-490 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.352 grams), obv. naked ithyphallic Satyr (archaic style) in a kneeling running attitude carrying off protesting nymph, rev. quadripartite incuse square, (S.1358 [£200], BMC 12, McClean 4200 [Pl.151, 24]). Nearly very fine with good facial detail, very scarce.
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 65 (lot 1758). Asyut hoard suggests the type to have a chronology to be before 485 B.C.
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