★ A nice chalkous of Andros ★
Cyclades. Andros circa 300-100 BC.
Chalkous Æ
10 mm., 1,18 g.
Head of bearded Dionysos, right, wreathed with ivy / Α-Ν-Δ-Ρ, tripod.
very fine, with a glossy black patina
BMC Crete etc, p.88, 20-22 var. (AΝΔΡΙ).
The chief divinity of Andros was Dionysos, within whose sanctuary was a fountain, which ran with wine every year during the festival of the god (Paus. vi. 26).