Caption

Bronze coin, end 1st century BC, Cimmerian Bosporus, Phanagoria. Obverse: head of a woman in a diadem and veil (Aphrodite Urania?), facing right, pearl-like rim. Reverse: prora (ship prow) facing left; inscription above in two rows, three dots below, letter H on right; pearl-like rim. Iconography: head of a woman (Aphrodite), bust, ships/vessels. Weight 7.76 g; diameter 21.7–22.2 mm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A53_446

License type

Rights managed

Available size

23.2Mb (1.7Mb) / 9.5in x 9.5in / 2848 x 2848 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bronze coin 1st century BC Cimmerian Bosporus Phanagoria Obverse head woman diadem veil Aphrodite Urania facing right pearl- rim Reverse prora ship prow facing left inscription two rows three dots letter H right Iconography Aphrodite bust ships vessels Weight 7.76 g diameter 21.7–22.2 mm round worn object uneven textured surface dark brown black tones showing raised irregular central area rough relief edges slightly irregular chipped places appearance matte subtle variations darker lighter brown across surface.