Stater
Features
| Issuer |
Thasos
(Thracian Islands)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 500 BC - 450 BC |
| Value | 1 Stater = 2 Drachm |
| Currency | Drachm |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 8.78 g |
| Diameter | 23 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered, Incuse |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 378249 |
| References | Le Rider Thasiennes# 5 Georges Le Rider; 1968. “Les monnaies Thasiennes”, Guide de Thasos, pages 185-191. , SNG Copenhagen# 1010-1012 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). Leo Mildenberg (ed.), Silvia Mani Hurter (ed.); 1985. The Dewing Collection of Greek Coins. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States (2 volumes). Oxford University Press (publisher). Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume V - Ashmolean Museum. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (7 volumes). Colin Mackennal Kraay; 1976. Archaic and Classical Greek Coins. University of California Press, Oakland, California, United States. Oliver D. Hoover; 2010. Handbook of Coins of the Islands / Volume 6: Adriatic, Ionian, Thracian, Aegean, and Carpathian Seas (excluding Crete and Cyprus) : Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States / London, United Kingdom.Corpus Nummorum Online (https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/) |
Obverse
Nude ithyphallic satyr running right, carrying nymph, her right hand raised.
Reverse
Quadripartite incuse square.
Mint
Thasos, Insula Thraciae, modern-day Island of Thasos, GreeceComments
The iconography of these coins is sometimes described as a satyr ravishing a nymph. Given the importance of the cult of Dionysus to Thrace, a more likely explanation is that the two mythological figures are engaged in a ritualistic Dionysian dance.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (500 BC - 450 BC) | 
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$ 460 | $ 2400 | ||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 93
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
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Heritage Auctions 2023 August 17 - 19 ANA World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction 3109 Lot 32060 
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18 Aug 2023 |
XF (NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 4/5) |
USD 1440.00
(incl. buyer's premium) |
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| © Heritage Auctions | |||||
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CNG Triton XXIII Lot 170
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14 Jan 2020 | XF |
USD 5500.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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Nomos AG Auction 11 Lot 45
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9 Oct 2015 | XF |
USD 2511.86
(CHF 2000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Nomos AG | |||||
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Nomos AG Auction 7 Lot 25
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15 May 2013 | XF |
USD 5337.71
(CHF 4250.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Nomos AG | |||||
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Künker Auction 438 Lot 188
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16 Mar 2026 |
VF (NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 4/5) |
USD 368.73
(EUR 320.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg | |||||
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Nomos AG obolos 5 Lot 92
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26 Jun 2016 | VF |
USD 816.36
(CHF 650.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Nomos AG | |||||
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Nomos AG Auction 9 Lot 64
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21 Oct 2014 | VF |
USD 753.56
(CHF 600.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Nomos AG | |||||
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