Triton XVI, Lot: 257. Estimate $300. Sold for $275. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos(?). Circa 500-480 BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.38 g). Dolphin left; two pellets above, three pellets below / Incuse square punch. Unpublished, but cf. CNG 73, lot 107 for a similar issue. Good VF, lightly toned.

The attribution of this issue to Thasos is not certain, particularly given its relatively thick flan, plain square incuse punch, and the refined style of the dolphin. Tzamalis has identified electrum and silver coins from the Thraco-Macedonian region that have characteristics similar to this issue (cf. Tzamalis 21-22 [EL] and 42 [AR]).