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A work made of silver.

Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the God Dionysos

after 148 BCE

Greek; Thasos

Thásos

The front of this coin depicts the god Dionysos wearing a crown of ivy leaves.

On the back the hero Herakles is depicted wearing his signature lion skin cloak and holding a club.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium