Dionysos/Favorite Drink thread

I really like that Nicaea infant Dionysos type, @ancientone. The one with Pan holding up baby Dionysos is very cool, too.

Apart from the occasional cider, I'm pretty much a teetotaller these days, but about a decade ago, when my wife and I ran a small grocery shop, we enjoyed stocking a range of interesting craft brews and would open a bottle for ourselves every now and then.



JULIA DOMNA
AE16. 2.6g, 15.7mm. Bithynia, Nicaea, circa AD 193-217. RecGen 371. O: IOVΛIA CEBACTH, draped bust right. R: NIKAIEΩN, Infant Dionysos reclining right on liknon (winnowing basket), arms raised; thyrsos behind. PHRYGIA, Hierapolis
AE29. 12.36g, 29.1mm. PHRYGIA, Hierapolis, circa AD 2nd-3rd centuries. RPC Online 2045; SNG Cop 428. O: IЄPAΠOΛЄI-TΩN, head of youthful Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath. R: The Abduction of Persephone: Hades in galloping quadriga right, carrying off struggling Persephone.


HERENNIA ETRUSCILLA
AE30. 11.15g, 29.8mm. CILICIA, Tarsus, AD 249-251. RPC 1371 (8 spec.). O: EPEΝΝΙΑΝ ΑΙΤΡΟΥϹΚΙΛΛΑΝ ϹƐ, draped bust right, wearing stephane, crescent behind shoulders. R: ΤΑΡϹΟV - ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛƐΩϹ around, Α / Μ / Κ - Γ / Β in field, Dionysus standing left, holding thyrsus in one hand, and bunch of grapes over panther in other.

 

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A very rough coin I picked up for a few dollars last year. There is certainly a lot going on with this coin - and would love to stumble upon a nicer version of this type in the future.


Valerian, AE27-29 of Anazarbus, Cilicia. AD 253-254. Dated local year 272. AYT K Π ΛIK OYAΛEΡIANOC CE, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ANAZARBOY G-G ET BOC T A M K around, across fields and below, Dionysos looking right, holding thyrsos and with right hand over his head, reclining left on the back of a panther recumbent right with its head turned back.

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**as for drinks.. I am a beer drinker. But there is no doubt that the national drink of Canada is the Caesar (and hey, we love that guy, right!). If you're on vacation and overdid it the night before this will fix you up real quick - have it right in the morning... also very nice in the afternoon of course..

At its very simplest the Caesar is made with vodka, Clamato juice, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce. The glass is rimmed with celery salt and garnished with a stalk of celery. But I will tell you as odd as it sounds the best Caesar always have a dash or two of pickle juice - it IS the secret. Sounds so odd - but so good.

 

Interesting- the Caesar seems to be a variation on the Bloody Mary, a favorite among the brunch crowd.

 

Yes - similar .. but better!!
From Wikipedia:
A Caesar (also known as a Bloody Caesar) is a cocktail created and primarily consumed in Canada. It typically contains vodka, a caesar mix (a blend of tomato juice and clam broth), hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce, and is served with ice in a large, celery salt-rimmed glass, typically garnished with a stalk of celery and wedge of lime.What distinguishes it from a Bloody Mary is the inclusion of clam broth. (I will add what is not mentioned in the article: ... don't forget the pickle juice secret)... every single grocery store in Canada sells "Clamato juice".. for only one reason.
To be honest when you list the ingredients it sounds quite awful.. but somehow they all work beautifully together.

 

Oh, Church of All Nations, now show me some single malt! No further comment necessary, or forthcoming.

 

My Dad's favorite..

 

Thank you. Somebody said Irish.

 

No coins of Dionysos yet, but for beverages I am great lover of good, freshly roasted and ground coffee, and a nice glass of stout or porter of an evening.

 

My only coin with Dionysos - it does include grapes though and an interesting countermark of a veiled female head (Dionysos had the booze and the girls).

GREECE, Anonymous.
AE 20, minted: Thrace, Mesambria; 100-25 BC

Obverse: Wreathed head of Dionysos to the right. Countermark of unidentified veiled female figure to the right.
Reverse: MEΣAM-BΡIAN[ΩN], grape bunch; MΔ above
Weight: 7.24g; Ø:2mm. Catalogue: SNG Stancomb 244; SNG BM Black Sea -; SNG Copenhagen -.. Provenance: Ex private collection; acq.: 05-2019
Details:
Nice brown patina. No comparable countermarks on Thracian coins.

During my time as a student, a whisky was my favorite drink. In the Netherlands, the tax on alcoholic beverages is quite high, so during holidays in France or Germany, I always bought a couple of nice whisky's, usually for about half the price. Anyway, then I met my wife, came the kids, came the full-time job, and happy student-days were over. However, apart from sleepless nights, the paychecks for a medical doctor aren't that bad, so we bought:

that's right: the ECM Mechanika III. Makes delicious espresso's which helps against the sleepless nights (and the (very) occasional hangover for those rare moments when I still enjoy my whisky collection in the evening).

 

my favorite drink

and one of my favorite coins

 

Here is Liber/Bacchus on a Roman Republican denarius - sorry for the worse than-usual-photo - it has been harshly cleaned and is very shiny:


Roman Republic Denarius
L. Cassius Q.f. Longinus
(78 B.C.)
Rome Mint
Head of Liber or Bacchus right, thyrsus over shoulder / Head of goddess Libera left, L . CASSI Q . F behind.
Crawford 386/1.; Cassia 6; BMC 3152; Syd. 779;
(3.51 grams / 18 mm)


"In Roman mythology, Liber was originally associated with husbandry and crops, but then was assimilated with Dionysos. He is the consort of Ceres and the father of the goddess Libera. His festival, the Liberalia, was on 17 March when young men celebrated the arrival of manhood."
Vcoins.com, sergey_nechayev_ancient_coins

Is there a prize for the most unappetizing booze? If so, I'd like to enter this sign from my dining room - Phosferine Tonic Wine. Yuck.



My avatar is a boozer - Marsyas with a wine skin slung over his shoulder: