Coin Depicting Bust of Dionysos
Ancient Greek
300–400
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
- Genre
- coin
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
Greekcoingods (deities)inorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalbronzecopper alloyancientmetal
About
The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a bust of young Dionysos facing right, and wearing an ivy-wreath. On the back (reverse) is a lyre, a stringed instrument like a small harp. 6mm, Autonomous issue; 3rd Cent. AD. no legend, head of youthful Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy or vine leaves / (from top right) ΠEΡINΘIΩN, lyre with four strings. BMC 7.
