Caption

bronze coin, Phanagoria (as Agrippias), prora (iconographic), head of a woman in a diadem and veil (iconographic), head of a woman (iconographic), Aphrodite (mythology), Black Sea, head of Aphrodite (iconographic), Aphrodite Urania (iconographic), head of Aphrodite Urania (iconographic), ships, vessels, head of a woman in a diadem and veil (Aphrodite Urania ?) to the right, pearl rim; reverse: prora to the left, inscription above her in two rows, on the right H, pearl rim; end of the 1st century BC, Cimmerian Bosporus, Phanagoria (origins), coin, weight 9.22 g, axis 30 degrees, dimension 1 22.2 mm, dimension 2 21.4 mm

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A53_437

License type

Rights managed

Available size

23.2Mb (1.8Mb) / 9.5in x 9.5in / 2848 x 2848 (300dpi)

Keywords

bronze coin Phanagoria Agrippias prora iconographic head woman diadem veil Aphrodite mythology Black Sea Aphrodite Urania ships vessels right pearl rim reverse left inscription two rows right H 1st century BC Cimmerian Bosporus origins coin weight 9.22 g axis 30 degrees dimension 1 22.2 mm dimension 2 21.4 mm round worn coin dark gray black patina showing raised circular rim textured surface raised linear shapes group curved straight relief marks near center small rough chip edge patch lighter greenish discoloration.