Lot 1682

Sale 54 · Important Australian & World Coins, Historical Medals, War Medals, Australian, New Zealand & World Banknotes

Description

Thrace, Island of, Thasos, (after 148 B.C.), barbarous silver tetradrachm, (16.6 grams), obv. weak struck head of young Dionysos wearing ivy wreath to right, rev. naked Herakles standing facing head to left, holding club and lion skin, around **HPAKLEOUS SWTHROS QASIWN, to left in field monogram MH, (cf.S.1759, cf.BMC 67-78, cf.SNG Cop. 1049). Saucer shaped flan with surface porosity on the reverse, otherwise good fine.

Estimate
$100
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$70