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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2653891, member: 19463&quot;]Like it or not the price realized for a Thasos coin is often proportional to how anatomically correct it is.&nbsp; There are three major types and two sizes (stater and drachm) of these coins.&nbsp; The earlist type (like the OP) shows the nymph&#039;s hand as a two pronged claw.&nbsp; The second replaces the claw with a full hand.&nbsp; Last is the group where nymph placed her arm around the neck of the Satyr and appears to be more a willing participant running off with her boyfriend than a victim of abduction.&nbsp; It is hard to look at such cultural matters without imposing our modern concepts of what is being shown.&nbsp; Those not previously aware of the subject might enjoy the Wikipedia article on the Rape of the Sabine Women (a different event but related in concept).</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rape_of_the_Sabine_Women" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rape_of_the_Sabine_Women" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rape_of_the_Sabine_Women</a></p><p>Claw stater</p><p>[ATTACH=full]587610[/ATTACH] </p><p>Hand stater</p><p>[ATTACH=full]587611[/ATTACH] </p><p>Hug drachm</p><p>[ATTACH=full]587612[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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