Caption

Bronze coin, Pantikapaion (as Kaisarea); obverse: woman's head in kalathos and veil (Aphrodite Urania?) facing right, pearl rim; reverse: scepter vertically, inscription in two rows on both sides, dot below on the left, H on the right, pearl rim. Iconography: scepters, woman's head, Aphrodite (mythological), Aphrodite Urania; Black Sea. Maker/attribution: Terlecki, Ignacy (1860–1916) [maker?]. Date: end of 1st century BC. Culture/place: Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion (as Kaisarea). Object type/material: coin, bronze. Weight: 9.30 g. Axis: 30 degrees. Dimensions: 20.5 mm × 21.7 mm.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A53_466

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Keywords

Bronze coin Pantikapaion Kaisarea obverse woman's head kalathos veil Aphrodite Urania facing right pearl rim reverse scepter vertically inscription two rows sides dot left H right Iconography scepters Aphrodite mythological Black Sea Maker attribution Terlecki Ignacy 1860–1916 maker Date 1st century BC Culture place Cimmerian Bosporus Object type material coin bronze Weight 9.30 g Axis 30 degrees Dimensions 20.5 mm × 21.7 mm round dark metallic object raised profile human face relief shown right-facing profile stylized hair headdress extending back forehead surface uneven worn textured details small pits visible colors dark brown black hints muted bronze.