ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos. Circa 150-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35mm, 16.86 g, 11h).Triton XXV Greek, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver Sold For $ 3 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos. Circa 150-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35mm, 16.86 g, 11h). 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; ΔI monogram to inner left. Prokopov, Silberprägung, Group I, 4 (V A2/R 4); Le Rider, Thasiennes 51; HGC 6, 358; ANS inv. 1965.275.13 (same dies); Boston MFA 869; Gulbenkian 891. Light golden tone, minor marks, light pitting on reverse. Near EF. Well centered. Interesting and attractive style. |