ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos. Circa 90-75 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.80 g, 12h). Imitative issue. Good VF.

Triton XXVI
Lot: 90. Estimated: $ 500

Greek, 12h, Silver

Sold For $ 300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos. Circa 90-75 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.80 g, 12h). Imitative issue. Head of young Dionysos right, hair in band and wreath of ivy with berries at the tip / Herakles standing left, right hand on club set on ground, lion skin draped over left arm; HPAKΛEOVΣ to right, ΣΩTHPOΣ to left, ΘAΣIΩN in exergue; MH monogram to inner left. Prokopov, Silberprägung, Group XIV, 991–4 var. (V CA1/R – [unlisted rev. die]); Le Rider, Thasiennes 52; HGC 6, 359; Lukanc 409 (same obv. die). Toned, traces of find patina, slight bend at edge, a few flan flaws, light scratch under tone on obverse. Good VF.

From the Pythagoras Collection. Ex Bourgey (2 April 2001), lot 144.


The final winners of all Triton XXVI lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 10-11 January 2023.

Triton XXVI – Session One – Lots 1-334 will be held Tuesday morning, 10 January 2023 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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