Silver drachm of the Sicilian city of Naxos. Obverse: bearded head of Dionysus, with an ivy wreath;
Silver drachm of the Sicilian city of Naxos. Obverse: bearded head of Dionysus, with an ivy wreath; reverse: a drunken, naked Silenus. Ca. 461-430 BCE. Photo credit: Exekias/Wikimedia Commons. -- source link
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