Thasos |
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AR tetradrachm 16.6728 g, 33.0 mm |
2nd - 1st century BC |
BMC Thrace p222, #67 |
Obverse |
Head of young Dionysos, band across forehead, ivy wreath and bunches of grapes in hair |
Reverse |
Herakles standing naked left, laureate, holding club downwards in his right hand, lion's skin over his left arm, and lion's scalp behind his left shoulder. Monogram below right arm |
Right: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΟΥΣ Left: ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ Below: ΘΑΣΙΩΝ Herakles savior of Thasians. |