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SICILY. Naxos. Ca. 410-405 BC. AR tetradrachm (26mm, 15.63 gm, 2h). NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 4/5. ΝΑΞΙΩΝ, head of Dionysus right, wreathed with ivy / Silenus, nude and bearded, seated facing on wine skin, head left, cantharus upward in right hand, ivy branch in left, half empty wine skin draped over left leg; ivy vine in left field. Cahn 106 (V69/R88). Jameson 678 (same dies). Gulbenkian 233 (same dies). Kraay-Hirmer 12 (same dies). Slate gray flan with an overall hint of red toning.
From the Penn Collection. Ex Triton II, (1 December 1998), lot 203
According to legend, the wine god Dionysus had a strong attachment to the Cycladic island of Naxos, which provided the earliest settlers of its Sicilian namesake. The cult of Dionysus features strongly on the coinage of both Cycladic and Sicilian Naxos, as Dionysus met his wife Ariadne there, and the island was one of his earliest cult centers. This beautiful tetradrachm, from the final issue before the destruction of the city, features not only Dionysus, but also his often inebriated compatriot Silenus, gazing longingly at his wine cup, his fleshy body rendered with remarkable skill and sensitivity.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-sicily-naxos-ca-410-405-bc-ar-tetradrachm-26mm-1563-gm-2h-ngc-choice-vf-4-5-4-5/a/3089-31005.s?type=CoinArchives3089
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Estimate: 15000-20000 USD
SICILY. Naxos. Ca. 410-405 BC. AR tetradrachm (26mm, 15.63 gm, 2h). NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 4/5. ΝΑΞΙΩΝ, head of Dionysus right, wreathed with ivy / Silenus, nude and bearded, seated facing on wine skin, head left, cantharus upward in right hand, ivy branch in left, half empty wine skin draped over left leg; ivy vine in left field. Cahn 106 (V69/R88). Jameson 678 (same dies). Gulbenkian 233 (same dies). Kraay-Hirmer 12 (same dies). Slate gray flan with an overall hint of red toning.
From the Penn Collection. Ex Triton II, (1 December 1998), lot 203
According to legend, the wine god Dionysus had a strong attachment to the Cycladic island of Naxos, which provided the earliest settlers of its Sicilian namesake. The cult of Dionysus features strongly on the coinage of both Cycladic and Sicilian Naxos, as Dionysus met his wife Ariadne there, and the island was one of his earliest cult centers. This beautiful tetradrachm, from the final issue before the destruction of the city, features not only Dionysus, but also his often inebriated compatriot Silenus, gazing longingly at his wine cup, his fleshy body rendered with remarkable skill and sensitivity.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-sicily-naxos-ca-410-405-bc-ar-tetradrachm-26mm-1563-gm-2h-ngc-choice-vf-4-5-4-5/a/3089-31005.s?type=CoinArchives3089
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 15000-20000 USD