KM 27225
Silver coin with satyr and amphora
Ca. 411-350 BC
Thasos
A satyr - half-man, half-beast and famous for drunken and lewd behavior - kneels on the obverse of this coin, holding a drinking cup known as a kantharos. On the reverse is an amphora, a vessel used for transporting wine. Represented in this single coin are the two chief trades of Thasos: silver and wine. But satyrs are hardly admirable citizens to represent you on your coinage!