ISLANDS OFF THRACE, Thasos. Circa 480-463 BC. Stater (Silver, 21 mm, 8.58 g). Nude ithyphallic satyr, with long beard and long hair, moving right in 'running-kneeling' position, holding a nymph in his arms, who raises her right hand in protest. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Dewing 1323. HGC 6, 331. Le Rider, Thasiennes, 5. SNG Ashmolean 3660-2. SNG Copenhagen 1010-2. Svoronos, HPM, pl. X, 16-7. Sharply struck and with attractive iridescent toning. Extremely fine.

From a European collection, formed before 2005.