TYPE Ancient Greece, Apameia (Phrygia) 133-48 BC, bronze AE15
DESCRIPTION .
Obv: Turreted head of Artemis(?) right
Rev: Satyr Marsyas, naked with cloak flying behind him, playing double flute, Greek legend APA[...] to right, magistrate name ATT / ERA (?) to left
REFERENCE: P 383, SG 5122
GRADING: F / F+, rough dark patina w/ some highlights
ORDER INFO: G1959, $28
A more cheerful view of the musical satyr blowing his flute in a bold pose - as opposed to the other renditions of a skinned and angry creature, following his (predictable) defeat and punishment by the vengeful Apollo.