Naxos (Sicily) Drachm, -461 – -430

Drachm from Naxos (Sicily). Issued from -461 to -430. Struck in Silver. Measures 18.5 mm and weighs 4.3 g.

Obverse

Bearded head of Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath and with his hair tied in a krobylos at the back. Border of dots cut through by the beard, the krobylos and the wreath tips.

Reverse

Nude and bearded Silenos squatting, facing but turning his head and upper body to the left towards the two-handled, stemless drinking cup he holds in his right hand, and resting his left hand on his left knee, turned forward, his animal tail curled out on the ground behind him.