Thasos ca. 480 - 463

Silver stater, 20 mm, 9.19 gm.
Obv: Satyr advancing right, carrying off protesting nymph.
Rev: Quadripartite incuse square.

Ca. 480 - 463 BC.

The island of Thasos drew great wealth in antiquity from gold mines. The Satyr and Nymph represent an expression of erotic fantasy in a form considered to be inappropriate for mortal Greeks. This coin type represents a transitional period between simple archaic imagery and later classical style.