Tetradrachm of Naxos
CoinsGreek5th century BCE

Tetradrachm of Naxos

c. 460 BCE

Description

Obv.: Severe style head of Dionysos r. wearing ivy wreath. Border of dots; die breaks in front of mouth and on nose. Rev.: NAXION Squatting Silenus holding kantharos.

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Silver
Culture
Greek
Period
Classical period, Early
Century
5th century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

17.26 g

Provenance

Joseph Hirsch, 13, 15 May 1905 (Rhousopoulos), 349.

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