Caption

bronze coin, Pantikapaion (as Kaisarea), scepters, woman's head (iconographic), woman's head in kalathos and veil (iconographic), Aphrodite (mythological), balls, Aphrodite Urania (iconographic), head of Aphrodite Urania (iconographic), aw: woman's head in kalathos and veil (Aphrodite Urania?) facing right, pearl-rimmed; rw: scepter vertically, inscription in two rows on both sides, dot on the top right, H at the bottom, pearl-rimmed; end of 1st century BC, Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion (as Kaisarea), coin, weight 7.16 g, diameter 21.9–21.7 mm

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A53_473

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Keywords

bronze coin Pantikapaion Kaisarea scepters woman's head iconographic kalathos veil Aphrodite mythological balls Aphrodite Urania head aw facing right pearl-rimmed rw scepter vertically inscription two rows sides dot top right H bottom 1st century BC Cimmerian Bosporus coin weight 7.16 g diameter 21.9–21.7 mm round worn coin dark brown black patina sits white background showing raised central vertical staff small rounded knob top textured irregular edges coin surface rough pitted texture several raised irregular shapes marks distributed central staff rim areas slight indentations smoothing.