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Islands off Thrace, Thasos 510 - 490 BC.
AR Stater. 10.70g.
Naked ithyphallic satyr carrying off a nymph who raises her arm in
protest. / Quadrapartite incuse square.
BMC 5; Webber 2500, SNG Cop 1014
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/thrace/thasos/i.html
This type is normally attributed to Thasos, but from what I have been told these coins are not normally found on the Island of Thasos, but rather on the mainland opposite the Island. They may be a local tribal coinage of the the mainland
Referencia : BMC5
Colección : Ancient