Coin: Celtic Tetradrachm copying Thasos; obverse Head of Dionysus; reverse Standing Herakles
Coin: Celtic Tetradrachm copying Thasos; obverse Head of Dionysus; reverse Standing Herakles
Date2nd-1st century BCE
Dimensions1 3/8 × 1 1/4 × 1/8 in., 13g (3.5 × 3.2 × 0.3 cm, 13g)
MediumSilver.
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of the Popplestone Family
Object number
2006.111
On View
Toledo Museum of Art (2445 Monroe Street), Gallery, 02, Classic
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Label TextWe know that the man depicted is Herakles because he holds a lion skin in his left hand and leans on a knotty club, his weapon of choice. The more defined of these two coins comes from Thasos in Greece, while the more abstract representation is of Celtic origin. The similarities between the coins demonstrate the influence that the Greeks yielded over a wide geographic region. Although they adopted the Greek hero Herakles, the Celts chose to depict him in their own style.- Decorative Arts
about 320-319 BCE
early 2nd century BCE
The Leagros Group, Painter S
about 510 BCE
The Acheloos Painter, Leagros Group
about 510-500 BCE
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