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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancientone, post: 4850355, member: 71599&quot;]Dionysus or Dionysos in Greek mythology or Bacchus in Roman, is the god of the grape-harvest, wine-making and wine, of fertility, orchards and fruit, vegetation, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, festivity and theater.&nbsp; Homer describes him as &#039;The Joy of Men&#039; and is also credited with the gift of wine to same. Lets post as many different Dionysos types as we can and your favorite beverage to consume while coining.(Can be non-alcoholic)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New find with Infant Dionysos.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1171263[/ATTACH]<b> Bithynia, Nicaea. Geta, AE17. Infant Dionysos </b></p><p>Obv: Π CEΠTI ΓETAC K, bare head r.</p><p>Rev: NIKAIEΩN, Infant Dionysos in cradle r., raising hands; thyrsos behind.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Pan with infant Dionysos</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1171270[/ATTACH]<b> Achaea. Zacynthus, Island off Elis. Marcus Aurelius AE20. Pan with infant Dionysos </b> Zacynthus; Achaea; Peleponnessus (District: Zacynthus). Date 161–180. Obverse design laureate head of Marcus Aurelius, r. / ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝ ΑΥ.</p><p>Reverse design Pan standing, r., nebris over shoulders, holding bunch of grapes and infant Dionysos / ΖΑΚΥΝΘΙΩΝ.</p><p>BMC 93-4 </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And my favorite libation...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1171277[/ATTACH] </p><p>..or until I spend this much on another brand.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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