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Drachm
| Issuer | Thasos |
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| Year | 435 BC - 411 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Ithyphallic satyr, depicted as a bearded, muscular figure with animalistic features, advancing to the right in a crouching posture while carrying a struggling nymph in his arms. The nymph, rendered in fine archaic-transitional style, raises her arm in protest. The figures are modeled in high relief with considerable sculptural detail, reflecting the accomplished engraving tradition of Thasian coinage. The field is plain, with no legend or inscription. |
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| Reverse description | Quadripartite incuse square divided by a broad raised cross into four recessed compartments of equal size, each displaying a granular or rough-textured surface characteristic of early hammered coinage. The incuse design is deeply struck and precisely geometric, filling the majority of the flat reverse field. No legend or inscription is present. This reverse type is typical of archaic Thasian silver coinage and reflects the standard mill-sail or windmill incuse format of the period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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