This paper explores religious aspects that are reflected in the everyday medium, money. The historical framework of the development of the city and the polis is presented in order to better understand the conditions of life on the island of Naxos, as well as a mythological and cultural-religious overview of the god Dionysus and his main characteristics and connections with Naxos. The work systematizes the series of coins and focuses on the analysis of motifs and symbols from a religious and mythological point of view, especially regarding plants, because Dionysus, according to his religious nature, has common features with plants in terms of vitality and the ability to return to life. The most popular plants associated with the deity are the vine, ivy and pine, but there are also some other, less popular ones, that play an important role in the cult of Dionysus. Like this deity, these plants also have light and dark sides and can bring joy and happiness as well as madness or even death. Sometimes certain plants symbolize a certain aspect of the cult of Dionysus and carry symbolism. This paper is aimed at defining the importance of Dionysian motifs and their symbolic meaning in the religious and historical context of the development of the island of Naks.