ISLANDS OFF THRACE, Thasos. Circa 356-345 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 11.5 mm, 1.82 g, 6 h). Youthful male head (a river god?) to left, with long hair bound by a thin wreath of water reeds. Rev. ΘAΣION Herakles, wearing lion's skin, kneeling to right, drawing bow; to right, race torch; all within linear square. Le Rider, Thasiennes 20. Robinson 41 var. (symbol). West p. 41, 31α (this coin). Very rare. Toned. Good very fine.

From the Vineyard Collection, ex Münzen und Medaillen 88, 17 May 1999, 125 and Münzen und Medaillen FPL 196, January 1960, 6, and from the collection of F. Imhoof-Blumer.