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The cheeky Thracian

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To mark Valentine’s Day, here is a slightly risqué selection where you wouldn’t expect it!

The island of Thasos, not far from Samothrace, celebrated not victory but indeed love on the obverse of several of its coins, which quite clearly depict the coupling of a satyr and a nymph.

Surprising, a little salacious, and quite fantastic.

Islands off Thrace Stater

ca. 412-404 BC, Thasos, Argento, NGC, BB

Moneta Thrace

Drachm, 550-463 BC, Thasos, MB+, Argento, SNG-Cop:1014

Moneta Islands off Thrace

Stater, ca. 480-460 BC, Thasos, BB, Argento

Moneta Thrace

Stater, 500-480 BC, Thasos, MB, Argento, HGC:6, 331

Moneta Thrace

Thasos, Helios, Stater, 480 - 463 BC, Thasos, BB, Argento

Picture: "Nymphs and Satyr" by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1873)(Public Domain)

Selezione pubblicata su 13/02/2023