Greek Silver Coin with Herakles & Dionysos Set in 18K G
Catalog:Coins:Greek: stock #680236
Obverse :Head of young Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy and with band across forehead.
Reverse: Herakles, naked, standing left, holding club, lion's skin over his left arm. Monogram in the left field. Legend in Greek..
Circa 148-90/80 BC.
Condition: Very Fine.
Set in 18k gold, hand made by the finest Armenian jeweler in Jerusalem.
Measurements with 18k gold flexible bezel.
Weight: 12.6.0 grams.
Diameter: 1.2 inches. 3. cm
Found in Israel.
Very Good Condition.
Price including: Certificate of Authenticity, Shipping “one week delivery, door to door,
and Export approval from the antiquities authority in Israel .
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Dionysos, the god of drama as well as wine, decides to venture into Hades with the aim of returning with a great, long-dead playwright to inspire the corrupt contemporary world. Xanthias questions his master's divine status but Dionysos is adamant: "I am still a god, and you know goddam well I am." By now, they are at the house of Herakles, to outline their scheme to bring Bernard Shaw back to earth and ask Herakles if he knows the way to Hades. Herakles gives Dionysos directions and a lion skin with matching vine leaves and club. Dionysos and Xanthias continue on their way ………………
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