Caption

bronze coin, Phanagoria (as Agrippias), prora (iconographic); obverse: head of a woman in a diadem and veil (Aphrodite Urania ?) right, a dot to the right, pearl border; reverse: inscription in two rows, below it the prow of a ship facing left, in right field letter H, under the ship a dot, in left field two vertical dots, pearl border; motifs: head of Aphrodite (bust), ships, balls; Black Sea, Cimmerian Bosporus, end of 1st century BC; coin, weight 8.60 g, diameter 21–22.3 mm

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A53_440

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Keywords

bronze coin Phanagoria Agrippias prora iconographic obverse head woman diadem veil Aphrodite Urania right dot pearl border reverse inscription two rows prow ship facing left right field letter H under left field two vertical dots motifs Aphrodite bust ships balls Black Sea Cimmerian Bosporus 1st century BC coin weight 8.60 g diameter 21–22.3 mm circular dark brown metal object raised profile person's head relief facing right stylized hair facial features surrounding surface textured worn areas irregular edges small rough spots Colors visible include dark brown greenish-brown hints reddish-brown.