Bronze coin, Phanagoria (as Agrippias); obverse: prora (ship prow) and head of a woman in a diadem and veil—Aphrodite (bust), possibly Aphrodite Urania; reverse: inscription in two rows, ship front to left, letter H in right field, dots in fields; pearl border; iconography includes head of a woman, head of Aphrodite/Urania, ships; Black Sea, Cimmerian Bosporus, Phanagoria; end of 1st century BC; coin; weight 8.60 g; dimensions 21 mm and 22.3 mm.
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Bronze coin, Phanagoria (as Agrippias); obverse: prora (ship prow) and head of a woman in a diadem and veil—Aphrodite (bust), possibly Aphrodite Urania; reverse: inscription in two rows, ship front to left, letter H in right field, dots in fields; pearl border; iconography includes head of a woman, head of Aphrodite/Urania, ships; Black Sea, Cimmerian Bosporus, Phanagoria; end of 1st century BC; coin; weight 8.60 g; dimensions 21 mm and 22.3 mm.

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Bronze coin Phanagoria Agrippias obverse prora ship prow head woman diadem veil Aphrodite bust Aphrodite Urania reverse inscription two rows ship front left letter H right field dots fields pearl border iconography includes Urania ships Black Sea Cimmerian Bosporus 1st century BC coin weight 8.60 g dimensions 21 mm 22.3 mm round worn coin uneven edge showing raised central design resembles stylized shape curved straight elements surface textured pitted appearance areas slight corrosion coin's dominant color dark brown hints greenish reddish patina places several small raised irregular indentations face background plain white.

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