★ From an old Swiss collection, kept in a bank safe in Zurich since 1969 ★

ISLANDS OFF THRACE, Thasos. Circa 500-463 BC. Stater (Silver, 21 mm, 9.18 g). Nude ithyphallic Satyr moving right in the archaic 'running-kneeling' position, holding a nymph in his arms, who wears thin robes and raises her right hand in protest. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square of windmill form. Le Rider, Thasiennes, 2. SNG Copenhagen 1008-9. Nicely toned. About very fine.

From an old Swiss collection, kept in a bank safe in Zurich since 1969.