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LOT 9256455
Islands off Thrace, Thasos AR Stater. Circa 500-480 BC.
Ithyphallic satyr advancing to right, carrying off protesting nymph / Quadripartite incuse square. Le Rider, Thasiennes 2; HGC 6, 331. Near Very Fine.(9.45gr, 22mm, 1h.).
Provenance
Ex Austran art market.
Property of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 9256455
Islands off Thrace, Thasos AR Stater.
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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