Greek Coinages, Naxos: Tetradrachm, struck c. 415

Obverse: bearded head of Dionysos right, his unkempt hair bound by a broad band ornamented with ivy-wreath

Reverse: [ν]αχιον: bearded Silenos squatting on pile of grapes, his head canted left, admiring kantharos held in his raised right hand, holding thyrsos in his left; ivy plant climbing to the left

Metal: silver; Attic weight standard; 17.06g/3h

References: Cahn 103.3, this coin [V66/R85]; Rizzo pl. XXVIII, 19; Ashmolean 1866A

Condition: Good very fine, well struck up from dies of the finest style with pretty light cabinet toning; a recognised masterpiece of Classical engraving £20,000-£26,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Phillips Family Collection of Ancient Greek Coins.

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Collection

P. Mathey Collection [not in the 1913 Feurdant Sale]
Ars Classica Auction XVI, Lucerne, 3 July 1933, lot 590
Bt Spink, August 1941