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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Theodosius, post: 2337100, member: 77077&quot;]This is a Thasos Tetradrachm I picked up at the FUN show this year.&nbsp; I love looking through groups of similar coins to find the one that appeals to me.&nbsp; It is almost too much sensory input and I always worry I will make the wrong choice in the heat of the moment.&nbsp; I am really happy with this one:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]474470[/ATTACH]</p><p>Islands off Thrace, Thasos circa 140-110 BC</p><p>AR Tetradrachm</p><p>Obverse: Wreathed head of young Dionysos right</p><p>Reverse: Herakles standing left, holding club, lion skin draped over arm, M to inner arm</p><p><br /></p><p>I like wine and find the cult of Dionysos fascinating.&nbsp; The Greeks were very smart people and our perception of their beliefs is often reduced to silly &quot;myths&quot; about talking animals and gods behaving badly.&nbsp; There was much more to their religious beliefs than most people realize.&nbsp; This article from Coins Weekly summarizes some of the Greeks beliefs about Dionysos as a god who was very much a part of people&#039;s real lives:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://coinsweekly.com/en/Archive/Dionysos---A-God-of-the-Greek-Religion-of-Experiences/8?&amp;id=6&amp;type=a" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coinsweekly.com/en/Archive/Dionysos---A-God-of-the-Greek-Religion-of-Experiences/8?&amp;id=6&amp;type=a" rel="nofollow">http://coinsweekly.com/en/Archive/Dionysos---A-God-of-the-Greek-Religion-of-Experiences/8?&amp;id=6&amp;type=a</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Coins Weekly is a great site with lots of interesting stories.</p><p><br /></p><p>Post your pictures of coins of Thasos or those depicting Dionysos!</p><p><br /></p><p>John[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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