Caption

bronze coin, Gorgippia; aw: head of Attys in a Phrygian cap decorated with stars and 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, a thyrsus with a ribbon in his left hand, at his left feet a panther sitting left with head turned, in the right field a monogram, an inscription in two rows on the sides; subjects: panthers, head of Attys, standing Dionysus, Men, Attys (mythology), Dionysus (mythology), male head, crescent with a star; material: bronze; function: coin; date: 1st quarter of the 1st century BC (95–65 BC); place: Cimmerian Bosporus, Gorgippia; weight: 16.85 g; diameters: 30.4 mm and 31 mm.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A53_426

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Keywords

bronze coin Gorgippia 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 left hand left feet panther sitting head turned right field monogram inscription two rows sides subjects panthers standing Dionysus Men mythology male head material bronze function coin date 1st quarter 1st century BC 95–65 Bc place Cimmerian Bosporus weight 16.85 g diameters 30.4 mm 31 mm round weathered object rough pitted surface showing shades dark green brown gray featuring faint worn profile human face low relief indistinct hair facial contours set textured background object’s surface.