Caption

bronze coin, Gorgippia, Dionysus (mythology), panthers, head of Attys, Men (mythology), monograms, Black Sea, animals, Attys (mythology), standing Dionysus, crescent with a star, head of Men, male head, aw: head of a youth (Men?, Attys?) in a Phrygian cap and a laurel wreath with a crescent and a star to the right; rw: inscription in two rows, Dionysus standing to the left, holding a bunch of grapes in his right hand, a thyrsus with a ribbon in his left hand, in the left field at Dionysus' feet a panther with its head turned to the left, a monogram (erased) in the right field; 1st quarter of the 1st century BC (95–65 BC according to Frolov 2002 and 1999), Cimmerian Bosporus, Gorgippia, coin, weight 17.60 g, diameter 27.7–27.8 mm

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A53_423

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Keywords

bronze coin Gorgippia Dionysus mythology panthers head Attys Men monograms Black Sea animals standing Dionysus crescent star male head aw youth Phrygian cap laurel wreath right rw inscription two rows Dionysus standing left holding bunch grapes right hand thyrsus ribbon left hand left field feet panther head turned monogram erased right field 1st quarter 1st century BC 95–65 BC according Frolov 2002 1999 Cimmerian Bosporus coin weight 17.60 g diameter 27.7–27.8 mm round worn object textured surface showing irregular indentations raised areas primarily dark brown nearly black patches lighter brown muted gold tones outer edge slightly uneven darker interior surface shallow grooves raised ridges suggest eroded relief several small rough spots tiny pits distributed across surface.