Thasos tetradrachm obverse
Thasos
AR tetradrachm 16.6728 g, 33.0 mm
2nd - 1st century BC
BMC Thrace p222, #67
Obverse
Head of young Dionysos, band across forehead, ivy wreath and bunches of grapes in hair
Reverse
Herakles standing naked left, laureate, holding club downwards in his right hand, lion's skin over his left arm, and lion's scalp behind his left shoulder. Monogram below right arm
Right: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΟΥΣ   Left: ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ   Below: ΘΑΣΙΩΝ   Herakles savior of Thasians.