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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     856655      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     BOEOTIA City:     Thebes Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Stater Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC Circa 425-395 Diameter:     22 mm Weight:     12.16 g Obverse Description:     Boeotian shield Reverse Legend:     Θ−Ε Reverse Description:     Bearded head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath; all within square incuse Mint:     Thebes Primary Reference:     BCD Boiotia 437-8 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=150676 Grade:     VF Notes:     Though many traditions regarding his birth or parents exist, Dionysos was commonly believed to be the son of Zeus and Semele. Wishing him to appear to her in the glory and majesty in which he appeared to his wife Hera, Zeus assumed the form of one of his attributes, thunder and lightning. This presence frightened Semele so much however, that she gave birth prematurely to a son whom Zeus sewed in his his thigh until he had reached boyhood. Wishing to hide him from Hera, the boy was taken into seclusion and raised by the nymphs at Mt. Nysa, from which he received his name.Upon his maturation, he was thrown into a state of madness by Hera and left to wander throughout the ancient world. Among his followers were Pans, Satyrs, and Bacchic women, who joined him in introducing the cultivation of the vine. From this, he became known as the god of wine, the giver of joy, and the disperser of grief and sarrow.

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