Thasos in Thrace - 463 to 449 BC - Silver stater
This type is normally attributed to Thasos, but from what I have been told these coins are not actually found on the Island of Thasos, but rather on the mainland opposite the Island and may be a local tribal coinage of that region.
Denomination: Silver stater Mint: Thasos(?)
Date: 463 to 449 BC
Size: 19.7 x 21.1 mm Weight: 9.04 grams
Reference: Sear-1764, SNG Delepierre-822
Grade: VF with a strong strike and nicely centered for the issue, very good metal quality
Obverse: Naked Satyr carrying a struggling nymph
Reverse: Quadripart square