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| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 54 | Auction date: 14 June 2000 |
| Lot number: 1085 | |
| Lot description: THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Gordian III. 238-244 AD. Æ 20mm (4.79 gm). Radiate head of Gordian right / A∆PIA-NO-∏OΛEITON, satyr (Marsyas?) advancing left, holding thyrsus and syrinx. SNG Copenhagen -; BMC Thrace -; Lindgren II, III -; Mionnet Supplement II pg. 329, 779 var. (reverse with kantharos). EF, smooth black patina. Rare. ($300) The satyr may be none other than Marsyas, depicted here with the syrinx and the viney thyrsus. Marsyas was a Phrygian satyr who took an aulos discarded by Athena and learned to play. He challenged Apollo to a contest playing the kithara, which he lost. Marsyas was flayed alive as a reward for his troubles. His adventures were a very popular subject for artists and poets. |  |
