Caption

bronze coin, Phanagoria (as Agrippias); obverse: head of a woman in a diadem and veil—Aphrodite Urania?—to the right, pearl rim; reverse: prore (ship's prow) to the left, inscription above in two rows, dot below, letter H to the right, pearl rim; motifs: head/bust of Aphrodite, ships; Black Sea, Cimmerian Bosporus, Phanagoria; end 1st century BC; coin; weight 4.10 g; dimensions: 20.1 mm and 18.6 mm

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A53_462

License type

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Available size

23.0Mb (1.6Mb) / 9.5in x 9.5in / 2835 x 2835 (300dpi)

Keywords

bronze coin Phanagoria Agrippias obverse head woman diadem veil Aphrodite Urania right pearl rim reverse prore ship's prow left inscription two rows dot letter H motifs bust Aphrodite ships Black Sea Cimmerian Bosporus 1st century BC coin weight 4.10 g dimensions 20.1 mm 18.6 mm roughly circular worn object textured uneven surface dark brown black tones showing areas lighter brown gray surface pitted cracked details raised relief suggesting curved ridge- shapes beaded arc irregular outer edge subtle variations color shadow.