Caption

Bronze coin, Gorgippia; 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 three-quarters to the left, holding a bunch of grapes in his right hand; in the left field 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; inscription in two rows on the sides. Subjects/icons: Attys (mythology), Dionysus (mythology, standing), panthers, male head, head of Men, crescent with a star, monograms. Date: 1st quarter of the 1st century BC (95–65 BC). Place: Cimmerian Bosporus, Gorgippia. Function: coin. Material: bronze. Weight: 16.90 g. Dimensions: 28.1–30 mm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A53_425

License type

Rights managed

Available size

23.2Mb (2.6Mb) / 9.5in x 9.5in / 2848 x 2848 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bronze coin Gorgippia aw head Attys Phrygian cap decorated stars laurel wreath facing right top crescent star rw Dionysus short robe standing three-quarters left holding bunch grapes right hand left field thyrsus ribbon feet panther sitting head turned right field monogram inscription two rows sides Subjects icons mythology panthers male head Men monograms Date 1st quarter 1st century BC 95–65 Bc Place Cimmerian Bosporus Function coin Material bronze Weight 16.90 g Dimensions 28.1–30 mm round worn coin rough textured surface dark brown black tones patches lighter brown standing human figure relief visible near center facing sideways long object faint raised marks shapes surrounding figure coin edge irregular slightly chipped shallow depressions raised areas create uneven pitted appearance across surface.