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ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos. Circa 500-480 BC
AR Drachm (19mm, 2.42 g)
Ithyphallic satyr running right, carrying off protesting nymph
Quadripartite incuse square
Le Rider, Thasiennes 3; SNG Copenhagen 1016; HGC 6, 332
Ardatirion

Islands of Thrace, Thasos
411-350BC, Trihemiobol. Obv. Kneeling Satyr with cup, Rev.ΘAΣ / IΩN - Amphora
Seaby 1755 , BMC. 3. 53-56Lee S

Thasos, Island off Thrace. C.500-480BC. AR8mm. 0.4grm. Obv. Dolphin swimming with pellet above and below. Rev. Quad incuse square.Lee S

ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos. Circa 90-75 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.63 g, 12h). “Imitative” series. Head of young Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / Herakles standing facing, head left, holding club in right hand, lion skin draped over left arm; monogram to inner left. Prokopov, Silberprägung, Group XII, 633 (V AC1/R 518); Le Rider, Thasiennes 52; HGC 6, 359. Toned, light deposits. VF.

From the Don T. Hayes Collection.
CNG 546 lot 56.Britanikus

ISLANDS off THRACE, ThasosAR Tetradrachm
36 mm, 16,5 g.
SNG Cop 1149xokleng

SOLD Thasos Dionysus Imitative Tetradrachm after 148 BC SOLDSOLD Obverse - Dionysus with flowers in his hair and head band.
32.15mm 16.67gm
Reverse- Herekles naked with chlamys cloak & club
M in left field
HPAKΛEOYΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ ΘAΣIΩN,
SOLD

cicerokid

(0193) SEPTIMIUS SEVERUSThasos
193-211.
Æ 17.5 mm, 4.01 g.
O: AYTOKPATΩP CEBHPO Laureate head right
R: ΘACWN Heracles standing half-left holding club in right hand and lion's skin in left
Thasos; ref. Picard, Guide Thasos 1967, 71. SNG Copenhagen supp. 107. SNG Evelpidis 1010.
Very rarelaney

Ancient Greek / Island of THASOS / Tetradrachm ( After 148 BC )Obverse : Head of young Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy and with band across forehead.
Reverse : HPAKΛΕΟΥΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ - Hercules, naked, standing left, holding club, lion's skin over left arm; monogram in field to left.

Reference: Sear 1759; B.M.C. 3.67-78

From the Sam Mansourati Collection.11 commentsSam

AR Drachm of Thasos 510-490 BCOBVERSE: Satyr running right carrying off a protesting nymph
REVERSE: An incuse square with bar pattern

Thasos was blessed with silver mines and some of the finest wineries in the Mediterranean. They also knew how to have fun as this popular series of coins demonstrates. Actually it is not entirely certain that these coins were minted in Thasos since there is no inscription but it seems a very good guess. It is impossible to imagine anyone producing a coin like this today. The Greeks had an earthy sense of humor. The design of the coin is like a pinwheel of arms and legs which is based on the triskeles motif but here is used to create a whole picture. This coin has a very deep strike and the expressions on the faces of the nymph and satyr suggest she isn't protesting too much and the whole thing isn't to be taken too seriously.

Sear 1358, wt 3.82 gm, diam 17 mmdaverino

AR Tetradrachm of Thasos, Roman imitative 148 -80 BCOBV: Head of Dionysos right wreathed with ivy leaves
REV :HPAKLEOYS SUTHPOS THASIUN (Hercules, Saviour of the Thasians); nude Heracles standing left holding club and lionskin; MH monogram to left
SNG Cop 1040, Dewing 1344, BMC 74 (Ref. Wildwinds)
These tet's were minted on Thasos off the coast of Thrace, and became an important international medium of exchange after Rome closed the Macedonian mints. The obverse celebrates the wine for which Thasos was renowned and the reverse may refer to a temple of Heracles. The type was widely copied among the Thracian tribes (imitatives) and the Celts (barbaric types).
According to Dr. Prokopov this coin is probably a Roman imitative, struck by Roman authorities between 148 and 80 BC, hence the fine classical style. The weight is right for the Rhodian standard. Holed and plugged.

Diameter ~30 mm, wt. 13.7 gmdaverino

Celtic Imitation of Thasos AR TetradrachmObv: Wreathed head of Dionysos right.
Rev: HPAKΛEOYΣ/ ΣΩTHPOΣ/ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ - Herakles standing facing, head right, holding club and lion's skin
Weight: 16.80g
Notes: I believe this to be a Celtic imitation, rather than a Greek original, due to a slightly slightly degraded style of both the obverse and the reverse.
oa

Danube Region, Celtic, Imitating Thasos. ca 1st Century BCCeltic, Danube Region. Imitating Thasos. ca 1st Century BC. AR Tetradrachm. 33mm 16.47g
O: Wreathed head of Dionysos right
R: HPAKLEOYE EWTHPOE THAEIWN, nude Herakles standing left with club & lion skin; M to left.
5 commentscasata137ec

Danubian Celts, Carpathian RegionCeltic. Danubian, Carpathian Region, Uncertain Tribe. 1st c. BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.83 gm) imitating Thasos. Celticized and degraded head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / Celticized Herakles, standing facing, holding club and lionskin. Legend degraded to mere dots. VF. CNG 51 #19. Göbl OTA Class V; cf Kostial Lanz 983-994. (Consigned for sale, 2021)2 commentsAnaximander

Dionysos on Maroneian AR TetradrachmLate 2nd-mid 1st centuries B.C. AR Tetradrachm, 16.18g, 31mm, 12h. Schonert-Geiss-1150 (V51/R158); SNG Copenhagen-; Dewing-1296 (same as obverse die). Obverse wreathed head of young Dionysos right. Reverse Dionysos standing half left, holding grapes and narthex stalks; monogram to inner left & right. Near EF, toned, minor die wear on reverse.

Ex CNG 88 (14 Sept. 2011) lot 52. Ex CNG e-Auction 286 lot 22.

Maroneia, together with Thasos and other Thracian poleis, was famous for its excellent wine in the ancient world. Therefore, it is no wonder that that the god of wine Dionysos is so prominent on their coins.3 commentsJason T

Dionysus * Dionysus, Maroneia * Thrace * AR Tetradrachm * After 148 BC
Dionysus / Front & Back, AR Tetradrachm, Maroneia

Obverse: Beautiful head of Dionysos* wreathed in ivy, right.
Reverse: Nude Dionysus standing left, holding cluster of grapes in right hand, and two narthex wands in his left hand; DIONYSO[Y] to his right; two monograms, one each to the left & the right; [T]WTHPOS, to the left (with test cut through the first letter)

Exe: MARWNIT[WN]
Weight: 16.0 grams
Size: 33 mm.

Sear Greek Coins and their Values:
Vol. 1, p.163, 1635

“After 148 BC (following the defeat of Andriscus and the organization of Macedonia into a Roman Province, the output of the great silver mines was sent to the Thracian mints of Maroneia and Thasos for conversion to coin)

B.M.C. 3, 48-63
These issues were imitated by the Danubian Celts of the interior.”
~ D. Sear, Ibid.

* Olympian

2 commentsTiathena

Dionysus | Herakles * Thasos, Thrace - AR Tetradrachm, After 148 BC.
Dionysus | Herakles - Silver Tetradrachm.

Obv: Head of Dionysus wreathed in ivy, right-facing, long free-coils of hair falling upon shoulder.
Rev: Herakles, nude, standing facing, head left, holding olive-branch club at rest, draped in lion's skin, left hand resting on hip. M Monogram between right knee and club: HPAKÎ›EOYÎ£, down-vertical in right field - Î˜AÎ£IÎ©N, horizontal below - Î£Î©THPOÎ£, down-vertical in left field.

Exergue: Î˜AÎ£IÎ©N

Mint: Thasos
Struck: post 148 BC.

Size: 33.62 mm.
Weight: 16.91 grm.
Die axis: 0°

Condition: Beautiful overall. Well centered, nicely struck. Bright, clear and lustrous silver, superb devices and legends. Subtle, but distinctive toning.

Refs:*
Sear, GCV, 1759.
2 commentsTiathena

EB0020 Satyr / AmphoraThasos, Thrace, AR Obol, 450-425 BC.
Obverse: Satyr kneeling left, holding kantharos.
Reverse: ΘAΣIΩN, Amphora.
References: BMC 53, Grose McClean 4217.
Diameter: 11.5mm, Weight: 0.762g.EB

EB0021 Dionysos / HeraklesThasos, Thrace, Tetradrachm, After 148 BC.
Obverse: Head of Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy.
Reverse: HΡAKΛEOYΣ ΣΩTH ΡOΣ ΘAΣIΩN, Herakles standing left, leaning on a club and holding a lion's skin, MH monogram to left.
References: BMC 74; Sear Greek 1759.
Diameter: 32mm, Weight: 16.833g.EB

G., Thrace, Islands of Thrace, Thasos, (412-404 B.C.), BMC 53var.(with symbol), AR-Trihemiobol, ΘΑΣ/ΙΩΝ, Amphora, Rare! #1Thrace, Islands of Thrace, Thasos, (412-404 B.C.), BMC 53var.(with symbol), AR-Trihemiobol, ΘΑΣ/ΙΩΝ, Amphora, Rare! #1
avers: No legend, Nude satyr kneeling left, holding kylix/Amphora, grasshopper as a symbol to left (very rare!).
reverse: ΘΑΣ/ΙΩΝ, Amphora/kylix.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 9,6-11,0mm, weight: 0,82g, axes:3h,
mint: Thrace, Islands of Thrace, Thasos, date: 450-425 B.C.,
ref: BMC 53var., SNG Cop. 1030var.,
Q-0012 commentsquadrans

G., Thrace, Islands of Thrace, Thasos, (450-425 B.C.), BMC 53, AR-Trihemiobol, ΘΑΣ/ΙΩΝ, Amphora, #1Thrace, Islands of Thrace, Thasos, (450-425 B.C.), BMC 53, AR-Trihemiobol, ΘΑΣ/ΙΩΝ, Amphora, #1
avers: No legend, Nude satyr kneeling left, holding kylix.
reverse: ΘΑΣ/ΙΩΝ, Amphora.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 9,3-11,0mm, weight: 0,81g, axes:7h,
mint: Thrace, Islands of Thrace, Thasos, date: 450-425 B.C.,
ref: BMC 53, SNG Cop. 1030,
Q-001quadrans

G., Thrace, Islands of Thrace, Thasos, (after 148 B.C.), BMC-78cf, AR-Tetradrachm, Herakles standing left, #1Thrace, Islands of Thrace, Thasos, (after 148 B.C.), BMC-78cf, AR-Tetradrachm, Herakles standing left, #1
avers: No legend, Head of Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy.
reverse: HPAKΛEOYΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ, Herakles standing left, leaning on a club and holding a lion's skin, H to left.
exergue: H/-//--, diameter: mm,weight: g,axes: h,
mint: Thrace, Islands of Thrace, Thasos, date: after 148 B.C.,
ref: BMC-78 cf ,
Q-0011 commentsquadrans

G., Thrace, Islands of Thrace, Thasos, (after 148 B.C.), BMC-78cf, AR-Tetradrachm, Herakles standing left, #2Thrace, Islands of Thrace, Thasos, (after 148 B.C.), BMC-78cf, AR-Tetradrachm, Herakles standing left, #2
avers: No legend, Head of Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy.
reverse: HPAKΛEOYΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ, Herakles standing left, leaning on a club and holding a lion's skin, H to left.
exergue: H/-//--,diameter: 31,0mm,weight: 16,65g,axes: 11h,
mint: Thrace, Islands of Thrace, Thasos, date: after 148 B.C.,
ref: BMC-78 cf ,
Q-0021 commentsquadrans

G., Thrace, Islands of Thrace, Thasos, (after 148 B.C.), BMC-78cf, AR-Tetradrachm, Herakles standing left, #3Thrace, Islands of Thrace, Thasos, (after 148 B.C.), BMC-78cf, AR-Tetradrachm, Herakles standing left, #3
avers: No legend, Head of Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy.
reverse: HPAKΛEOYΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ, Herakles standing left, leaning on a club and holding a lion's skin, H to left.
exergue: H/-//--, diameter: 30,0-32,0mm, weight: 16,18g,axes: 11h,
mint: Thrace, Islands of Thrace, Thasos, date: after 148 B.C.,
ref: BMC-78 cf ,
Q-003quadrans

G., Thrace, Islands of Thrace, Thasos, (c. 2nd Century B.C.-1st Century B.C.), AE-20, SNG Cop 1057ff var., ΘΑΣΙΩΝ, Nude Herakles standing right, Rare!Thrace, Islands of Thrace, Thasos, (c. 2nd Century B.C.-1st Century B.C.), AE-20, SNG Cop 1057ff var., ΘΑΣΙΩΝ, Nude Herakles standing right, Rare!
avers: Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder,
reverse: ΘΑΣΙΩΝ, Nude Herakles standing right, drawing bow about to shoot an arrow, lion's skin tied around the neck and falling over his shoulders, monogram (KMI ?) right.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter:18,5-19,5 mm, weight:8,05g, axes: 0h,
mint: Thrace, Islands of Thrace, Thasos, date: c. 2nd Century B.C. - 1st Century B.C., ref: SNG Copenhagen 1057ff var.,
Q-001quadrans

G., Thrace, Islands of Thrace, Thasos, (cc. 500-480 B.C.), Rosen 146, AR-Obol, Quadripartite incuse square, #1Thrace, Islands of Thrace, Thasos, (cc. 500-480 B.C.), Rosen 146, AR-Obol, Quadripartite incuse square, #1
avers: No legend, Two dolphins swimming in opposite directions, pellets around.
reverse: Quadripartite incuse square.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 7,0mm, weight: 0,50g, axes:0h,
mint: Thrace, Islands of Thrace, Thasos, date: cc. 500-480 B.C.,
ref: Rosen 146, Le Rider, Thasiennes, 9, HGC 6, 337.
Q-0011 commentsquadrans

Greece, Thasos - agoraJ. B.

Greece, Thasos - theatrephoto was taken in 2000
now theatre is reconstructed :-(J. B.

GREEK, ISLANDS of THRACE / ThasosCirca 500-480 BC. AR Stater (19mm, about 8.14 g). Satyr running right, carrying off protesting nymph / Quadripartite incuse square. Le Rider, Thasiennes 2; SNG Copenhagen 1009; HGC 6, 331. VF, toned, minor roughness.

From The Sam Mansourati Collection 3 commentsSam

GREEK, ThasosThasos
AR Trihemiobol
Condition: VF/VF
Weight: 1,08 g
Size: 10 mm
Obv: Satyr kneeling left, holding kantharos.
Rev: OAE / ION either side of amphora; all within incuse square.
Ref: Sear 1755, BMC 3.53,-6

GREEK, Thasos - Satyr - TrihemiobolSilver trihemiobol, SNG Cop 1029, VF, 0.845g, 11.6mm, 45o, Thasos mint, obverse satyr kneeling left, holding kantharos in right, left on hip; reverse "QAS-IWN", amphora; crystallization;

Ex FORVM

Greek, Thasos Tetradrachm

GREEK, Thasos, AR Drachm, 430-390 BCIsland of Thasos, cca. 430-390 B.C., AR Drachm
Obverse: Satyr abducting nymph
Reverse: Incuse square in dotted svastika pattern 3 comments

GREEK, Thasos, AR tetradrachm5 comments

GREEK, Thasos, AR trihemiobol3 comments

GREEK, Thasos, c.411 - 350 BC. Silver Trihemiobol Thasos, c.411 - 350 BC. Silver Trihemiobol. Satyr running rt. / Amphoraon,either side,ΘΑΣ on left, ΙΩΝ on right. 12mm in diameter,even you can see Satyr's collarbone~

1 commentsXLi

GREEK, Thasos, staterEstatera de plata
510 - 490 a.C.
ANV: Satiro raptando una ninfa
REV: Cuadro incuso dividido en 4 partes
SE-13571 comments

GREEK, Thasos, TetradrachmThasos: After 148BC
A: Dionysos. R: Herakles standing.

A pleasant example of a finer style. Multiple scratches and clear signs of circulation keeps it from the top dollar prize tag. Slight wave in the flan - a result of a broken reverse die. Die crack visible from A in the inscription to your right and to Herakles' upper arm to your left.

D=34 x 35.5 mm. W=16.75 grams. Dies at 12 o'clock.
4 comments

Greek, Thasos, TetradrachmThasos After 148 BC.
AR Tetradrachm.
Head of Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy /
HRAKLEOUS SWTH ROS QASIWN,
Herakles standing left, with club and lion's skin1 comments

Greek, Thasos, Thracian Islands412 - 404 BC
AR Trihemiobol, 13 mm, 0.69 grams, 0 degrees

O: Ithyphallic satyr kneeling left, holding kanthros.

R: Amphora with two handles, θAΣ-IΩN either side.

Ref: Le Rider, Thasos 27; SNG Cop 1029; BMC 53; SG 1755

Notes: F, toned, porus.

Ex-Forum Ancient Coins Members Auction from Moneta, Oct 2021Virgil H

GREEK, Thrace, Thasos AR Tetradrachm(168/7-148 BC)
Obv.: Wreathed head of young Dionysos right.
Rev.: Herakles standing left, head left, holding club, lion skin draped over left arm; M to inner left.
Le Rider, Thasiennes 51; SNG Copenhagen 1039.

6 commentsMinos

GREEK, Thrace, Thasos AR TetrdrachmThasos Tetradrachm - (31x28mm) 16.5gm, Bust of Dionysos R, in the Fine Style Rev, Hercules w/ Lion Skin & Club, Legend. Circa 148BC. I love the oval flan as it gives a "portrait" style look. Woody Harter

Insulae Thraciae, Thasos Trihemiobol, Ende 6.-Anfang 5. Jh.Vs: Satyr kniet n.r. (im Knielaufschema).
Rs: Windmühlenförmig geteiltes Quadratum incusum.
0,8 gr 11 mm
Rosen Coll. 145; SNG Delepierre 818
Antonivs Protti

Insulae Thraciae, Thasos Trihemiobol, um 350-340Vs: Satyr kniet mit Kantharos n.l. (im Knielaufschema).
Rs. QAS-IWN Amphora.
0,8 gr 11,5 mm, SNG Cop. 1030 soldAntonivs Protti

Insulae Thraciae, Thasos Trihemiobol, um 350-340Vs: Satyr kniet mit Kantharos n.l. (im Knielaufschema).
Rs. QAS-IWN Amphora.
0,7 gr 12 mm
SNG Cop. 1030 lostAntonivs Protti

ISLAND OFF THRACE THASOS AR Trihemiobol, SNGCop 1030, SatyrOBV: Satyr running left, holding kylix
REV: ΘΑΣ − ΙΩΝ Amphora
0,7 g, 12 mm

Minted at Thasos, 411-350 BCLegatus

ISLAND OFF THRACE. ThasosCirca 480-463 B.C. AR Stater (21mm, 8.80gm). Le Rider, Thassienes 5; HPM pl. X, 12; HGC 6, 331; SNG Copenhagen 1010-2. Obverse: Ithyphallic satyr advancing right, carrying off protesting nymph. Reverse: quadripartite incuse square. VF, toned.

Ex CNG

The motif of the satyr abducting a maenad appears on several northern Greek coins. In the case of Thasos, an island just off the coast of Thrace in northern Greece, this Dionysiac motif serves to promote the island's famous wine. Satyrs belong to the retinue of Dionysos, the god of wine. They are only interested in drinking wine and having sex, usually with the maenads, the female followers of Dionysos. Satyrs are commonly represented as half-man, half-horse or goat, often with a horse tail and pointy horse ears. On the obverse of this coin, however, the satyr has mostly human traits, except for his goat legs. In addition, his bestial nature is made clear by means of his nudity (which visibly contrasts with the maenad's modest chiton), his obvious sexual arousal, and the fact that he is trying to abduct a maenad against her will, as evidenced by raising her right arm in protest (and about to slap her abductor!). The overtly sexual displays seen on many early Greek coins can be disconcerting to the modern eye, viewing them through the lens of centuries of Christian fulminations against ‘paganism’ and its erotic excesses. These scenes are at their most graphic in northern Greece, for example, on the archaic coins of Lete and the island of Thasos, showing the interplay of nymphs and satyrs. The towns and tribes of this region were only newly introduced to the ‘civilizing’ influences of the south, and were still close to their roots in farming and herding cultures. Their gods were not the Olympian super beings, but the spirits of nature, and the emphasis was on celebrating the fecundity of fields and flocks. Thasos gained its enormous wealth by virtue of its local silver mines as well as mines it controlled on the Thracian mainland opposite the island city-state. According to Herodotos (VI, 46), the city derived 200-300 talents annually from her exploitation of this mineral wealth. Such source of the sought-after white metal attracted foreign interest on the mines. The famous of these was when Athens attacked Thasos, ironically one of its members in the Delian League, in 465 B.C. with a single purpose in taking control of these mines. Additionally, Thasos gained much material wealth as a producer and exporter of high quality wines, which was tightly regulated by the government, and it was perhaps due to this trade in wine that her coinage spread throughout the Aegean making it a widely recognized and accepted coinage in distant lands.

2 commentsJason T

ISLANDS OF THRACE, THASOS. Ca. 480-463 BC.Silver Stater (8.52 gm; 21 mm). Satyr advancing right, carrying off protesting nymph / Quadripartite incuse square. Le Rider, Thasiennes 5; SNG Ashmolean 3661-2; SNG Cop. 1010-1. Well struck on a nice broad flan. Choice EF. Toned. 6 commentsMark R1

ISLANDS off THRACE, ThasosThasos AR Tetradrachm
30 mm
SNG Cop 1149xokleng

Islands off Thrace, Thasos, AR Trihemiobol c. 411- 350 B.C.Islands off Thrace, Thasos, AR Trihemiobol, struck c. 411- 350 B.C.
12mm (0.61 grams)
Obv: Satyr running right, holding kylix.
Rev: ΘAΣ IΩN, amphora.
Ref: SNG Cop. 1030, Le Rider Pl. II No. 26.mjabrial

Islands off Thrace, Thasos, ca. 412-404 BC, AR Drachm Jolly Satyr carrying a nymph, striding forward in anticipation.
Granulated quadripartite incuse square.

Le Rider, Thasiennes 8; HGC 6, 336; SNG Cop 1018; Dewing 1325; BMC 35; Pozzi 2382; SNG Lockett 1223.

(14 mm, 3.5 g)
Harlan J. Berk.

Of exceptional late style.
2 commentsn.igma

ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos. After 148 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.54 gm).ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos. After 148 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Wreathed head of young Dionysos right / Herakles standing left, holding club and lion's skin; monogram before. Le Rider, Thasos 51; SNG Copenhagen 1040. Alexios

Islands off Thrace, Thasos. AR tetradrachm, circa 90-75 BCGreece -- Islands off Thrace - Thasos. AR tetradrachm 16.29 g. 33.00 mm. Obverse: ivy-wreathed head of young Dionysos right. Reverse: ΗΕΡΑΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ. Herakles standing left, holding club, lion skin draped over arm; to left, monogram; in exergue, ΘΑΣΙΩΝ. HGC 6 359; Le Rider, Thasiennes 52. Good VF.2 comments

ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos. Circa 412-404 BC. AR Trihemiobol 11 mm , 0,8 g
Silenos kneeling left, holding kylix / Amphora.
Le Rider, Thasiennes, 27; SNG Copenhagen 1029-30; HGC 6, 351.
Antonivs Protti

Islands off Thrace. Thasos 510-480 BCIslands off Thrace. Thasos 510-480 BC.
Drachm AR
16 mm, 3,17 g
very fine

ISLANDS OFF THRACE. Thasos. Billon stater.
Circa 550-463 B.C.
Naked ithyphallic satyr advancing right, carrying off struggling nymph who raises her arm in protest
Quadripartite incuse square.
SGC 1357 var. Le Rider 5. SNG Cop 1010-2
JBGood

Macedonia, AmphipolisAmphipolis was an ancient city of Macedonia, on the east bank of the river Strymon, where it emerges from Lake Cercinitis, about 3 m. from the sea.

Originally a Thracian town, known as Ennea Odoi ("Nine Roads"), it was colonized by Athenians with other Greeks under Hagnon in 437 BC, previous attempts--in 497, 476 (Schol. Aesch. De fals. leg. 31) and 465--having been unsuccessful.

In 424 BC it surrendered to the Spartan Brasidas without resistance, owing to the gross negligence of the historian Thucydides, who was with the fleet at Thasos. In 422 BC Cleon led an unsuccessful expedition to recover it, in which both he and Brasidas were slain (see Battle of Amphipolis).

The importance of Amphipolis in ancient times was due to the fact that it commanded the bridge over the Strymon, and consequently the route from northern Greece to the Hellespont; it was important also as a depot for the gold and silver mines of the district, and for timber, which was largely used in shipbuilding. This importance is shown by the fact that, in the peace of Nicias (421 BC), its restoration to Athens is made the subject of a special provision, and that about 417, this provision not having been observed, at least one expedition was made by Nicias with a view to its recovery.

Philip of Macedon made a special point of occupying it (357), and under the early empire it became the headquarters of the Roman propraetor, though it was recognized as independent. Many inscriptions, coins, etc., have been found here, and traces of the ancient fortifications and of a Roman aqueduct are visible.

Alexander III, 336-323 BC, Silver Tetradrachm, Price-113, struck 323-320BC at Amphipolis, 17.12 grams, 25.3 mm. Choice VF

Obv: Head of Herakles wearing lion skin headdress
Rev: Zeus enthroned with sceptre and eagle, parallel legs, Macedonian helmet in left field

Well centered and struck with a full EF reverse. Attractive lifetime issue of Alexander III 'The Great'. G5
2 commentsecoli

Obol with Satyr, Thrace, ThasosObv: Satyr kneeling l., holding kantharos.
Rx: Amphora.
450-425 BC
Gross-4217, BM-53.
.85 gm 11mmwileyc

Roman MacedoniaObv: Head of Dionysos wreathed in ivy and grapes, with a band across his forehead, facing right.

Rev: HPAKÎ›EOYÎ£ Î£Î©THPOÎ£ Î˜AÎ£IÎ©N, Herakles standing half left, nude but for Nemean lion's skin on left arm, resting right hand on grounded club before him, left hand on hip, MH in monogram inner field.

Silver Tetradrachm, Thasos mint, c. 148 - 80 BC

16.63 grams, 32.1 mm, 0°

GCV 1759, SNG Copenhagen 1040 ff

Ex: FORVM2 commentsMatt Inglima

Roman Macedonian TetradrachmA Roman Macedonian Tetradrachm, minted at a Roman provincial or military mint between 148-80 BC. 30.4 mm, 16.667 g.

Obverse: head of Dionysos right, wearing taenia and wreathed in ivy and grapes

Reverse: HRAKLEOUS SWTHROS QASIWN, Herakles standing half left, nude but for Nemean lion's skin on left arm, resting right hand on grounded club before him, left on hip, MH monogram inner left

Attribution: Prokopov Thasos, group XIX, monogram 6, 1802 (O GB2 / R 1422); SNG Cop 1040 ff.2 commentschuy1530

ThasosThasos, Thracian Islands
Tetradrachm ,After 148 b.c
Obverse:Head of Dionysos wreathed ivy and band accross forehead
Reverse:Herakles naked holding club;ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ;monogram in left field

32.74 mm 16.51gm

SEAR 1759
maik

ThasosISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos. Circa 500-463 BC. AR 1/8 Stater – Diobol (10mm, 1.06 g). Satyr running right / Quadripartite incuse squareAndreas G

ThasosBronze AE 20

Obverse: Head of Dionysos crowned with ivy right
Reverse: Dionysos standing left holding grapes in right and cloak and two narthex canes in left,
(M)APΩNITΩN to right
Moushov 3942var.
1 commentsDino

ThasosBronze AE 22

Obverse: Head of Dionysos crowned with ivy right
Reverse: Dionysos standing left holding grapes in right and cloak and two narthex canes in left,
MAPΩNITΩN to right
Moushov 39421 commentsDino

Thasos Thasos AR Drachm, circa 500 BC Copenhagen 1014-16, 3.73gm.Ancient Aussie

Thasos - AR hemiobolc. 463-411 BC
dolphin left
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quadripartite incuse square
Le Rider 10; SNG Cop -; BMC 23 var (no pellets)
0,2g 5,5mm
ex SolidusJ. B.

Thasos - AR trihemiobolc. 411-350
Satyr holding kantharos, kneeling left; grasshopper left
amphora
ΘAΣ_IΩN
Vgl. Lanz: Auktion 82 (24.11.1997) Nr. 110; Auction 114 (26.05.2003) Nr. 80
0,73g 10mmJ. B.

Thasos - AR tritartemorion411-404 BC
head of Satyr left
dolphins - upper left, lower right
ΘAΣI
SNG Cop 1033-1034; Le Rider 12; HGC 340; Beoetia p. 52. Traité III, 347. BCD Boiotia 280
0,5g 7,5mm
ex Gitbud and NaumannJ. B.

Thasos - tetradrachmThasos, island off Thrace, AR Tetradrachm, Dewing 1344, BMC 74, 16.26g; after 148 B.C.; obverse: Head of Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy; reverse: HPAKLEOYS SWTHPOS QASIWN, Herakles, naked, standing left leaning on a club & holding a lion's skin, MH monogram to left.3 commentsBartosz A

Thasos - ThraceThasos, Thrace, AR tetradrachm (31 mm, 16.82 g) minted after 148 BC. Obverse: head of Dionysos right wearing ivy wreath and diadem. Reverse: HPAKΛEOYΣ - ΣΩTHPOΣ / ΘAΣIΩN, Herakles standing left holding club and lion's skin, monogram in inner left field.Jan

Thasos AR DrachmThasos AR Drachm 525 - 463 b.c
6g, 20mm, 12h.
O:Naked ithyphallic satyr in kneeling running attitude right carrying in his arms a struggling nymph who raises her right hand in protest
R: Quadripartite incuse square
Ref: SNG COP 1014
2 commentsAndrew B2

Thasos AR StaterObv: Satyr advancing right, carrying protesting nymph.
Rev: Quadripartite incuse square.
Mint: Thasos, Thrace
Year: Circa 550-450 BCoa

THASOS AR StaterOBVERSE: Naked ithyphallic satyr carrying off a nymph who raises her arm in protest
REVERSE: Quadripartite incluse Square
Struck at Thasos, 525-463 BC
8.69g, 21mm
SNGCop 1008Legatus

Thasos AR TetradrachmObv: Wreathed head of Dionysos right.
Rev: HPAKΛEOYΣ/ ΣΩTHPOΣ/ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ - Herakles standing facing, head right, holding club and lion's skin.1 commentsoa

Thasos AR TrihemiobolObv: Satyr kneeling left, carrying kantharos.
Rev: ΘAΣ / IΩN - Amphora.
Ref: SNG Cop 177
Weight: 0.89g
Year: 411-350 BC
2 commentsoa

Thasos diobolca. 5th century BC
11mm, 0.96g
obv: satyr in Knielauf right
rev: quadripartite incuse squareareich

Thasos imitative - AR tetradrachmlower Dunabe region
120-10 BC
head of young Dionysos right with ivy wreath
nude Heracles left holding club, lion skin over shoulder
HPAKΛEOYΣ / ΣΩTHPOΣ
M
ΘAΣIΩN
Prokopov, Silberprägung group XII; cf. SNG Copenhagen 1046.
16,14g 32mmJ. B.

Thasos imitative - AR tetradrachmlower Dunabe region
120-10 BC
head of young Dionysos right with ivy wreath
nude Heracles facing holding club, lion skin over shoulder
illegible lugend (HPAKΛEOYΣ / ΣΩTHPOΣ / ΘAΣIΩN)
Dembski 1524-1525; OTA Class IV.
16,3g 32mm
ex Rauch1 commentsJ. B.

Thasos obol, satyr / dolphinsca. 400-350 BC
8mm, 0.38g
obv: bearded head of satyr right
rev: ΘA, two dolphinsareich

Thasos staterObv. Anepigraphic. Archaic-style ithyphallic Silenos running r., carrying protesting nymph. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. No symbols or monograms. Struck c. 525-463 BC. HGC 6, 331

Thasos staterca. 500 BC
22 mm, 9.52 g
obv: satyr advancing right, carrying protesting nymph
rev: quadripartite incuse2 commentsareich

Thasos tetradrachm imitation, Eastern Celts2nd - 1st cent.
31 mm, 15.91 g
obv: head of Dionysos wearing ivy wreath right
rev: HPAKÎ›EOYÎ£ Î£Î©THPOÎ£ / Î˜AÎ£IÎ©N, Herakles standing facing, head left, holding club and lion skin

(Göbl OTA cf. Pl. 46, 2)
ex Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland GmbH, Auctions #3 (1998), Lot 293 and #38, Lot 234 (05.06.2013)1 commentsareich

THASOS THRACE AR Drachm Sear 1748, SatyrOBV: Naked satyr running right carrying struggling nymph
REV: Quadripartite incluse square
3.40g, 15.9mm

Minted at Thasos, 463-411 BCLegatus

Thasos trihemiobolThasos,340-300BC
Satyr holding kantharosMrCardon

Thasos trihemiobol, Satyr/ Kantharos12mm, 8.84g
obv: naked satyr left, holding kantharos
rev: ΘAΣIΩN; amphoraareich

Thasos, 411-350 B.C. Obol. Two dolphinsThracian Islands, Thasos, 411-350 B.C. Obol. AR. Obs: Head of Satyr right. Rev: ΘΑΣ. Two dolphins. SNG. Cop. 1033.Podiceps

Thasos, c.411 - 350 BC. Silver TrihemiobolThasos, c.411 - 350 BC. Silver Trihemiobol. Satyr running rt. / Amphoraon,either side,ΘΑΣ on left, ΙΩΝ on right. 12mm in diameter,even you can see Satyr's collarbone~~4 commentsXLi

Thasos, Islands off Thrace Purchased from FORVM
Silver obol, SNG Cop 1020 - 1021; SNG Lockett 1224; SNG Fitz 1811; Rosen 146; HGC 6 337; Traité II 1750; Le Rider Thasiennes 9 var. (dolphins reversed), gVF, nice metal for issue, 0.512g, 10.46mm, 180o, Thasos mint, c. 435 - 411 B.C.; obverse dolphin right above dolphin left; three pellets around; reverse quadritpartite incuse square; ex CNG auction 231 (14 Apr 2010), lot 18, Ex ForvmAncientCoins5 commentsarizonarobin

Thasos, islands off Thrace. AR drachm4.6gmSNG COP 1014-6 / 500-463 BC
obv: sater adv.r. carrying nymph
rev: quadripartite incuse squarehill132

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