Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the God Dionysos

after 146 BCE

Greek, minted in Maroneia, Thrace

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a young Dionysos, Greek god of wine, facing right and crowned with an ivory wreath bearing two bunches of berries at his brow. His expression is serene, and his hair is shown rolled through side and back of the diadem, with several long locks curling down his neck.

On the back (reverse), Dionysos is depicted leaning lightly on a rod with a cloak over his left arm. With his right he presents bunch of grapes.

Status: On View, Gallery 150
Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Artist: Ancient Greek
Title: Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the God Dionysos
Place: Roman Empire (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 146 BCE
Medium: Silver
Inscriptions: Reverse: ΔΙΟΝΥΣΟΥ [Σ]ΩΤΗPOΣ ΜΑPΩΝΙΤ[ΩΝ]
Dimensions: Diam.: 3.2 cm (1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of William F. Dunham
Reference Number: 1920.717
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William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1920.

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