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Coin ID #13324

Phokaia (BC 477-388) B70 - EL 1/6 Stater

ca 478-387 BC. EL Hekte (2.58g, 10mm). Head of young male left, wearing Silenos mask on top of his head; to right, small seal downward / Quadripartite incuse. Toned, nEF. Ex Naughton Coll.; Ex Nomos, Winter-Spring (1/2004), item 28; Carr coll.

The cataloguer notes: “This extraordinary obverse shows a young satyr who has just performed a satyr dance disguised as Silenus, an old satyr. He is clearly not a human dancer since he has an inner ear of his own. We know the dance has finished since he has raised his Silenus mask, which is of a bearded and bald satyr and placed on top of his head. (See SNR 52 pp.44-45 for additional information).”

File information
Filename:Carr_B70.jpg
City/Mint name:Phokaia EL
Keywords:electrum / classical
References:Bodenstedt 70
Valuation:Noble Auc. 113 (11/2016), lot 4228 (AUD 1,700 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:Noble Numismatic Pty Ltd - http://www.noble.com.au/
Filesize:87 KiB
Date added:Dec 06, 2016
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