A God Of Wine & Debauchery - Who'd Have Thought It?

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Topcat7 Pillar of the Community 1121 Posts	Posted 05/02/2015 01:07 am I came across this coin for sale and I just had to purchase it. I have a number of friends who deserve to receive this coin, but I only have the one coin. (Problem.) Temnos as Tamnos, Aiolis 300-200BC AE17mm 3.44g Sear 4229 God of wine and debauchery Obv. Dionysos head right; Rev. Bunch of wine grapes with letters T-A across, all in vine wreath Edited by Topcat7 05/02/2015 03:01 am Report this Post to the Staff

Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 05/02/2015 06:48 am Interesting coin. You don't see this one too often. ....friend.... Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 05/02/2015 07:59 am Interesting coin. I'm seeing what looks like part of a face on the reverse also. Report this Post to the Staff
Augustus Maximus Pillar of the Community Italy 1790 Posts	Posted 05/02/2015 09:12 am Congrats on the coin T.C. Dionysus has a small shrine in my pantry! You know to celebrate your coin, I think I will celebrate Edited by Augustus Maximus 05/02/2015 09:13 am Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3444 Posts	Posted 05/02/2015 12:58 pm Dionysus gets a 'bum rap' due to many ancient and modern art works which depict the poor fellow at his worst. He actually was held in a higher regard by the ancients. The great spring festival in Athens was devoted to Dionysus and the highlight of the weeklong party this the theater ! Aeschylus Sophocles and Euripides premiered their epic tragedies in a competion held each evening. Trilogies focused on Bronze Age heros are one of the truly magnificent legacies of Ancient Greece. The proper way to understand the underlying theory is that Dionysus was very much the God of the "first bottle". That's the one where inspiration and creativity are the goal ! Not inebriation ! Artists have had much more fun showing the poor guy after the "last bottle". Who among us would want our legacy to that picture of ourselves on our worst day to go 'viral' ! By the way ....... Nice coin ! Report this Post to the Staff
Topcat7 Pillar of the Community 1121 Posts	Posted 05/03/2015 4:25 pm Thanks, guys. I will celebrate (a bit). Thanks for the write-up, F.R. Very interesting. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4973 Posts	Posted 05/05/2015 2:33 pm oooops, I missed this one...a cool greek AE for you TC! Report this Post to the Staff
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