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ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚA ΚΥΚΛΑΔΕΣ ΜΥΚΟΝΟΣ
Like its southern neighbor Naxos, Mykonos was noted in antiquity for the high quality of its vintages. Thus it is logical that the god Dionysos and grapes play a prominent role on the coins from the island.
These coins shows bunch of a grapes in and barley grain. These barley are attributes of goddess Demeter Chloe, the epithet ΧΛΟΗ - Chloe being a feminine name meaning Blooming or Fertility. In Greek the word refers to the young, green foliage or shoots of plants in spring.
Like its southern neighbor Naxos, Mykonos was noted in antiquity for the high quality of its vintages. Thus it is logical that the god Dionysos and grapes play a prominent role on the coins from the island.
These coins shows bunch of a grapes in and barley grain. These barley are attributes of goddess Demeter Chloe, the epithet ΧΛΟΗ - Chloe being a feminine name meaning Blooming or Fertility. In Greek the word refers to the young, green foliage or shoots of plants in spring.