bronze coin, Gorgippia; obverse: head of Apollo in a laurel wreath facing right, hair combed up, two curled locks on the neck; reverse: tripod, behind it a thyrsus with a ribbon positioned diagonally to the right, monograms in left and right fields; Apollo (mythology), thyrsus, tripod; Bosphorus Cimmerian, Gorgippia (Gorgippia/Pantikapaion), 1st quarter of the 1st century BC (95–65 BC according to Frolov), coin; weight 7.15 g; diameter ~22.1 mm / 22 mm.
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bronze coin, Gorgippia; obverse: head of Apollo in a laurel wreath facing right, hair combed up, two curled locks on the neck; reverse: tripod, behind it a thyrsus with a ribbon positioned diagonally to the right, monograms in left and right fields; Apollo (mythology), thyrsus, tripod; Bosphorus Cimmerian, Gorgippia (Gorgippia/Pantikapaion), 1st quarter of the 1st century BC (95–65 BC according to Frolov), coin; weight 7.15 g; diameter ~22.1 mm / 22 mm.

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bronze coin Gorgippia obverse head Apollo laurel wreath facing right hair combed up two curled locks neck reverse tripod thyrsus ribbon positioned diagonally monograms left right fields mythology Bosphorus Cimmerian Pantikapaion 1st quarter 1st century BC 95–65 BC according Frolov coin weight 7.15 g diameter ~22.1 mm 22 mm weathered circular metal object rough pitted surface showing dark grey tarnished lighter grey tones featuring raised central motif vertical horizontal rectangular shapes irregular surrounding raised markings areas deeper shadowed grey small patches dull greenish discoloration edges.

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