Naxos Silver Tetradrachm

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Silver tetradrachm from Naxos, Sicily, c. 460 BCE. O: Head of Dionysos. R: Ithyphallic Silenos holding a cantharus.

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2012, August 21). Naxos Silver Tetradrachm. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/826/naxos-silver-tetradrachm/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Naxos Silver Tetradrachm." World History Encyclopedia, August 21, 2012. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/826/naxos-silver-tetradrachm/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Naxos Silver Tetradrachm." World History Encyclopedia, 21 Aug 2012, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/826/naxos-silver-tetradrachm/.

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