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  [Image]                              Item Sold At Auction #26
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                 Lot Number: 62140
                 Estimate: $500.00
                 Final Sale Price: $522.50
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                 Denomination: Stater
                 Grade: VF nice
                 Reference: SNG Copenhagen 1010-1012; Kraay, ACGC, 520




  Thrace, Islands off. Thasos. Circa 525-463 BC. AR Stater (8.67 gm). Satyr carrying
  off protesting nymph / Quadripartite incuse square. SNG Copenhagen 1010-1012; Kraay,
  ACGC, 520. Nice VF, light scattered porosity and reverse smoothing, die crack.
  Estimate $500.



  This coin is a rather above average specimen in terms of preservation of the metal.
  Furthermore, the style of the satyr's head is more realistic than often seen, and
  there is clear drapery visible from the bosom to the shoulder and elbow of the nymph.
  Finally, the Satyr's endowment is carefully engraved and is fully struck.


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