Description

Ancient Greek.

Thasos, Thracian Islands.

AR Tetradrachm after 148 B.C.

Obverse: Head of Dionysos to right, wearing Mitra and ivy wreath.

Reverse: Heracles standing facing, head to left, resting his right hand on grounded club with lion's skin draped over his left arm; in field letter M

Reverse legend: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΟYΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ 

Reference: SNG 1939, Sear 1759.

Silver: 16.99g, 31mm.

Grade: VF, reverse stain.

SOLD.