Ancient Greek. Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the God Dionysos. 146 BC. Thásos. Silver Obverse Head of Dionysos, to right, ivy-crownedReverse Herakles, standing left, with club & lion skinHerakles was the consummate hero. Temples across Greece and South Italy were dedicated to him, the son of Zeus, and Romans, who knew him as Hercules, celebrated him as a role model. With brute force, determination, and just enough cleverness, Herakles completed his famous Twelve Labors to become immortal. Herakles is readily identifiable by his knobby club and lion’s skin. The latter refers to his First Labor,
Ancient Greek. Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the God Dionysos. 146 BC. Thásos. Silver Obverse Head of Dionysos, to right, ivy-crownedReverse Herakles, standing left, with club & lion skinHerakles was the consummate hero. Temples across Greece and South Italy were dedicated to him, the son of Zeus, and Romans, who knew him as Hercules, celebrated him as a role model. With brute force, determination, and just enough cleverness, Herakles completed his famous Twelve Labors to become immortal. Herakles is readily identifiable by his knobby club and lion’s skin. The latter refers to his First Labor, in which he killed a magical beast who was ravaging the town of Nemea. The lion’s invincible hide made him immune to weapons, so Herakles strangled him and took his pelt. Depictions of Herakles’s other Labors can be seen throughout the can be identified on the reverse of this coin by his attributes, the knobby club and the lion’s skin.
Size: 3000px × 1577px
Photo credit: © WBC ART / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords:
