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Stater of Thasos with Silenos abducting nymph
Greek
Classical Period
430–411 B.C.
Mint: Thrace (Islands off), Thasos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 24 mm. Weight: 8.62 gm.
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession Number10.241
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0855.
DescriptionObverse: Silenos in kneeling-running pose holding a nymph in his arms.
In field at right: A.
Reverse: Mill-sail incuse.
In field at right: A.
Reverse: Mill-sail incuse.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Montagu Collection; 1896: Montagu Sale (Cat. Sotheby, pl. v, 279, according to Regling and Brett); by 1910: with Edward Perry Warren; June 2, 1910: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren