Hi Mark -
Many thanks for that. Never occurred to me that it might be a later/neater version of the 'Siris / Lete'
satyrs, of which I have an example; but now you suggest it, I can see that it probably must be. In which case the 'ball' with which I thought the satyr was playing (!) would indeed match the 'pellet(s)' on the
CNG coins. Possibly there is another off-flan behind my little chap.
Stylistically very different, (a much slimmer, neater version - and the goatish feet and thighs don't appear to be emphasized at all on the earlier ones) but the
type certainly looks basically identical, and the
weight comparable. The date of mine would I think have from the
style to be considerably later - the
CNG coins are dated 520-480. (I'm assuming mine is genuine, which I can't see any reason to doubt.)
Incidentally, I'd wondered whether my little satyr was leaning up against something (traces right at the edge of the
flan) but if you're right, which I think you must be, that will be a
bit of
his tail, clearly visible in the second of the
CNG links you kindly posted.
Many thanks indeed, Mark. Case closed, I think, unless anyone has any other suggestion ?
And I'd be grateful for a reference if anyone knows of a stylistically similar example; I'll get browsing through my refence books to see if I can find anything myself.
Best wishes -
Frank
