Caption

Bronze coin, Gorgippia; obverse: head of Apollo in a laurel wreath facing right, hair combed up, two curled locks on the neck; reverse: tripod with a thyrsus behind it positioned diagonally to the right, monogram in the right field; iconography: head of Apollo, tripod, thyrsus; inscriptions/marks: monograms; maker: Terlecki, Ignatius (1860–1916) [associated name]; culture/region: Cimmerian Bosporus, Gorgippia (Black Sea); date: 1st quarter of the 1st century BC (95–65 BC per Frolov); material: bronze; function: coin; weight: 9.95 g; dimensions: 22.7 mm and 22.2 mm.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A53_428

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Keywords

Bronze coin Gorgippia obverse head Apollo laurel wreath facing right hair combed up two curled locks neck reverse tripod thyrsus positioned diagonally monogram right field iconography inscriptions marks monograms maker Terlecki Ignatius 1860–1916 associated name culture region Cimmerian Bosporus Black Sea date 1st quarter 1st century BC 95–65 Bc Frolov material bronze function coin weight 9.95 g dimensions 22.7 mm 22.2 mm round bronze-colored coin raised profile person's head showing textured facial features smooth worn background visible cracks surface irregularities colors include dark brown hints black.