Caption

Bronze coin, Pantikapaion; aw: head of Attys in a Phrygian cap decorated with stars and in a laurel wreath facing right, at the top a crescent and a star; rw: Dionysus in a short robe standing 3/4 to the left, holding a bunch of grapes in his right hand, in his left a thyrsus with a ribbon, at the feet of Dionysus a panther sitting to the left with its head turned, in the right field a monogram, an inscription in two rows on the sides; motifs: panthers, grapes, plants, crescent with a star, male head; iconography: Attys, Dionysus, Men; style/period: Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion, 1st quarter of the 1st century BC (95–65 BC); coin; weight 18.15 g; dimensions 28.8 × 31.3 mm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A35_048

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Keywords

Bronze coin Pantikapaion aw head Attys Phrygian cap decorated stars laurel wreath facing right top crescent star rw Dionysus short robe standing 3 4 left holding bunch grapes right hand thyrsus ribbon feet panther sitting head turned right field monogram inscription two rows sides motifs panthers plants male head iconography Men style period Cimmerian Bosporus 1st quarter 1st century BC 95–65 Bc coin weight 18.15 g dimensions round metallic object rough pitted surface showing mix brown dark brown gold small spots greenish-blue object irregular edges worn raised details suggest faint vertical curved shapes textured granular areas across face darker blemishes.