Ancients: , THRACIAN ISLANDS. Thasos. Ca. 500-450 BC. AR drachm (15mm, 3.41 gm). NGC Choice Fine 5/5 - 4/5....
THRACIAN ISLANDS. Thasos. Ca. 500-450 BC. AR drachm (15mm, 3.41 gm). NGC Choice Fine 5/5 - 4/5. Nude ithyphallic satyr running right, carrying nymph, her right hand raised / Quadripartite incuse square. SNG Copenhagen 1014. Le Rider, Thasiennes 3. HGC 6, 332. 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. HID10510052018 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
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THRACIAN ISLANDS. Thasos. Ca. 500-450 BC. AR drachm (15mm, 3.41 gm). NGC Choice Fine 5/5 - 4/5. Nude ithyphallic satyr running right, carrying nymph, her right hand raised / Quadripartite incuse square. SNG Copenhagen 1014. Le Rider, Thasiennes 3. HGC 6, 332. 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. HID10510052018 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
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