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, two dots below on the left, H on the right, pearl rim; iconography: woman's head, Aphrodite (Aphrodite Urania); balls; Black Sea; maker/date: end of 1st century BC; region: Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion; material: bronze; type: coin; weight 6.90 g; dimensions 21.3 mm × 22.1 mm

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LZT26A53_475

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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 two dots left H right iconography Aphrodite balls Black Sea maker date 1st century BC region Cimmerian Bosporus material bronze type coin weight 6.90 g dimensions 21.3 mm × 22.1 mm round metal object dark brown bronze patina showing raised rim irregular edges featuring central vertical staff topped simple decorative finial surrounded raised markings decorative dots set slightly textured background.