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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtisimo, post: 6289007, member: 83845&quot;]Nice coins [USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER] ! Some very artistic portraits.</p><p><br /></p><p>I’d be careful not to read too much into cultural norms in the ancient world as a yardstick for modern progress or lack thereof.&nbsp; From all I’ve learned I think even the most old school moderns would likely find ancient attitudes on a number of subjects, including sexuality, extremely unpalatable.&nbsp; It is still interesting to learn about such things in context but to be fair you have to disconnect from the modern worldview.</p><p><br /></p><p>As to androgynous coins who could possibly top the artistic portraits of Dionysius?!&nbsp; This coin makes for a fun juxtaposition with the ever man-tastic Hercules. I bet they would have got along quite well though!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1249236[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Islands off Thrace</font></p><p><font size="3">Thasos AR Tetradracm, struck ca. 140-110 BC</font></p><p><font size="3">Dia.: 29 mm</font></p><p><font size="3">Wt.: 16.58 g</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: Wreathed head of Dionysus, right</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: Hercules standing right holding club; ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ in left field, ΗΡΑΚΛΕΟΥΣ in right field, ΘΑΣΙΟΝ in exergue. Μ to left of figure.</font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: Thasiennes 51</font></p><p><font size="3">Ex arnoldoe Collection</font></p><p><br /></p><p>These guys make for interesting coin roommates.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1249237[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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