GS87871. Silver drachm, West p. 35, 7 ;BMC Thrace p. 220, 41; Boston MFA 861; HGC 6 343 (R1); SNG Cop 1023 - 1026 var. (control); McClean 4212 var. (control), VF, high relief obverse, reverse flatly struck, etched surfaces, tight flan, Thasos mint, weight 3.409g, maximum diameter 14.6mm, die axis 90
o, c. 404 - 355 B.C.; obverse bearded head of Dionysos left, wreathed with ivy; reverse ΘAΣ-I-ON, bearded Herakles kneeling to right, in archer's stance, drawing bow, Nemean lion scalp on head with paws on chest, salamander or lizard (control) above knee, all within linear square enclosed in incuse square; ex Beast Coins;
rare;
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