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Stater

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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).
, Dewing# 1323
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).
, SNG Ashmolean# 3660, 3661, 3662
Oxford University Press (publisher). Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume V - Ashmolean Museum. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (7 volumes).
, ACGC# 520
Colin Mackennal Kraay; 1976. Archaic and Classical Greek Coins. University of California Press, Oakland, California, United States.
, HGC 6# 331
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.
, CN type# 20746
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, Greece

Comments

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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ND (500 BC - 450 BC)  Photo $ 460 $ 2400

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold StaterPicture 1 of a sold Stater
Heritage Auctions
2023 August 17 - 19 ANA World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction 3109
Lot 32060
Internet Archive
18 Aug 2023 XF
(NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 4/5)
USD 1440.00
(incl. buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Stater
CNG
Triton XXIII
Lot 170
Internet Archive
14 Jan 2020 XF USD 5500.00
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Stater
Nomos AG
Auction 11
Lot 45
Internet Archive
9 Oct 2015 XF USD 2511.86
(CHF 2000.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Stater
Nomos AG
Auction 7
Lot 25
Internet Archive
15 May 2013 XF USD 5337.71
(CHF 4250.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Stater
Künker
Auction 438
Lot 188
Internet Archive
16 Mar 2026 VF
(NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 4/5)
USD 368.73
(EUR 320.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Stater
Nomos AG
obolos 5
Lot 92
Internet Archive
26 Jun 2016 VF USD 816.36
(CHF 650.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Stater
Nomos AG
Auction 9
Lot 64
Internet Archive
21 Oct 2014 VF USD 753.56
(CHF 600.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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