Bronze coin, Phanagoria (as Agrippias); obverse: head of a woman in a diadem and veil—Aphrodite Urania (?) facing right with pearl-like rim; reverse: prora facing left, inscription above in two rows, three dots below, to the right letter H, pearl-like rim. Iconography: prora, head of a woman, Aphrodite (bust), head of Aphrodite Urania, ships/vessels, balls. Date: end 1st century BC. Region: Cimmerian Bosporus, Phanagoria. Material: bronze. Weight: 6.13 g. Dimensions: 19.5 mm × 22.2 mm.
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Bronze coin, Phanagoria (as Agrippias); obverse: head of a woman in a diadem and veil—Aphrodite Urania (?) facing right with pearl-like rim; reverse: prora facing left, inscription above in two rows, three dots below, to the right letter H, pearl-like rim. Iconography: prora, head of a woman, Aphrodite (bust), head of Aphrodite Urania, ships/vessels, balls. Date: end 1st century BC. Region: Cimmerian Bosporus, Phanagoria. Material: bronze. Weight: 6.13 g. Dimensions: 19.5 mm × 22.2 mm.

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Bronze coin Phanagoria Agrippias obverse head woman diadem veil Aphrodite Urania facing right pearl- rim reverse prora facing left inscription two rows three dots right letter H Iconography Aphrodite bust ships vessels balls Date 1st century BC Region Cimmerian Bosporus Material bronze Weight 6.13 g Dimensions 19.5 mm × 22.2 mm round worn coin dark brown black patina showing raised profile person right hood draped fabric neck curved row raised dots arcs profile surface uneven texture small pits areas smoother wear subtle greenish grayish tones.

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