ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos. Circa 90-75 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35.5mm, 16.83 g, 12h). “Imitative series”.Triton XXIII – Session One – Greek Coinage Part I Greek, Silver Sold For $ 1 400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos. Circa 90-75 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35.5mm, 16.83 g, 12h). “Imitative series”. 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; monogram to inner left. Prokopov, Silberprägung Group XVI, 1507 var. (V DB1/R – [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 6, 359; SNG Copenhagen –; CCCBM I 219 (same obv. die). Toned, light cleaning marks under tone on obverse. EF. Well centered, and struck from fresh dies. |