v26_0031 - THRACE - THRACIAN ISLANDS - THASOS Statère
MONNAIES 26 (2006)
Starting price : 1 200.00 €
Estimate : 2 200.00 €
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Starting price : 1 200.00 €
Estimate : 2 200.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Statère
Date: c. 490 AC.
Mint name / Town : Thassos
Metal : silver
Diameter : 21,5 mm
Orientation dies : - h.
Weight : 8,97 g.
Rarity : R2
Emission: groupe 1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire parfaitement centré. Très beaux portraits. Jolie patine de collection ancienne
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Satyre ithyphallique à demi agenouillé courant à droite, prenant une nymphe par la taille.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Carré creux quadripartite.
Commentary
Sur cet exemplaire, le pénis du satyre est moins visible le long de la jambe. La tête semble barbue dans la tradition archaïsante.
Historical background
THRACE - THRACIAN ISLANDS - THASOS
(525-463 BC)
Thasos, located on the island of the same name, concealed important metal mines which aroused the covetousness of its neighbours. During the Persian Wars (490-480 AC.), it was occupied by the Persians which could explain the use of the Babylonian standard. In 463 BC, conquered by Cimon, it fell under the control of Athens and followed its destiny. The city only regained its independence in 411 BC..
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