| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3114 | Auction date: 16 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 33055 Price realized: 1,150 USD (Approx. 1,056 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Ancients THRACIAN ISLANDS. Thasos. Ca. 500-450 BC. AR stater (21mm, 9.14 gm). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 5/5. Nude ithyphallic satyr running right, carrying nymph, her right hand raised / Quadripartite incuse square. SNG Copenhagen 1010-1011. Dewing 1323. Le Rider 5. Iridescent hues in the fields create a dynamism to the complex obverse design. Ex Sagalassos Ancient coins; the RCM Collection (Classical Numismatic Auction, Electronic Auction 294, 16 January 2013), lot 260; Gorny & Mosch, Auction 141 (10 October 2005), 78. The iconography of these coins is sometimes described as a satyr ravishing a nymph. Given the importance of the cult of Dionysus to Thrace, a more likely explanation is that the two mythological figures are engaged in a ritualistic Dionysian dance. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-thracian-islands-thasos-ca-500-450-bc-ar-stater-21mm-914-gm-ngc-choice-vf-5-5-5-5/a/3114-33055.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3114-01162024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
