Ancient Stars
Thracian Islands, Thasos
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ANCIENT - GREEK CIVIC (7th CENT BC - 1st CENT AD) THRACE, ISL. OF THASOS 2nd-1st Centuries BC |
Item Description: |
AR Tetradrachm Thrace, Isl. Of Thasos The Morris Collection obv Dionysus rv Heracles |
Full Grade: |
NGC Ch AU Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5 |
Owner: |
PAL Collection |
Owner Comments:
Provenance: The Morris Collection. Dionysus being the god of the grape-harvest, wine making, wine, fertility, ritual madness, religious ecstasy and theater, made him one of the more interesting ancient gods.