Caption

Bronze coin, Pantikapaion; obverse: head of bearded Satyr facing left; reverse: bull head facing left with letters on the sides and top. Iconography: bull head, Satyr head; subject: Satyr (mythology), bulls, animals. Date: 1st half of the 3rd century BC. Place: Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion. Medium: coin; diameter 18.5–18.6 mm; weight 3.74 g; axis 0°.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A41_222

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Keywords

Bronze coin Pantikapaion obverse head bearded Satyr facing left reverse bull head letters sides top Iconography Satyr head subject Satyr mythology bulls animals Date 1st half 3rd century BC Place Cimmerian Bosporus Medium coin diameter 18.5–18.6 mm weight 3.74 g axis 0° dark circular coin uneven worn edge displaying raised profile bearded face relief face stylized wavy hair beard coin's surface irregular texture slight indentations visible colors dark gray black hints metallic sheen.