Caption

Bronze coin, Phanagoria (as Agrippias); obverse: head of a woman in a diadem and veil (Aphrodite Urania?) facing right, pearl rim; reverse: prora (prow) to left, inscription above in two rows, dot below, letter H to right, pearl rim; motifs include Aphrodite (bust), head of Aphrodite Urania, ships/vessels; iconography: prora, head of a woman, balls; Black Sea, Cimmerian Bosporus, Phanagoria; date: late 1st century BC; coin; weight 4.10 g; dimensions 20.1 × 18.6 mm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A53_463

License type

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Available size

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Keywords

Bronze coin Phanagoria Agrippias obverse head woman diadem veil Aphrodite Urania facing right pearl rim reverse prora prow left inscription two rows dot letter H right motifs include Aphrodite bust ships vessels iconography balls Black Sea Cimmerian Bosporus date late 1st century BC coin weight 4.10 g dimensions worn round object irregular edge rough pitted surface showing dark brown black patina hints reddish-brown faint raised shapes shallow grooves form irregular patterns across surface background plain white.