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, below on the left H, on the right a dot, pearl rim; iconography: woman's head, woman's head in kalathos and veil, Aphrodite, Aphrodite Urania, head of Aphrodite Urania; balls; Black Sea; maker: Terlecki, Ignacy (1860–1916) [maker]; end of the 1st century BC; Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion (as Kaisarea); coin; weight 4.67 g; dimensions: 19.1 mm × 21.9 mm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A53_489

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.1Mb (2.2Mb) / 12.5in x 12.5in / 3744 x 3744 (300dpi)

Keywords

bronze coin Pantikapaion Kaisarea obverse woman's head kalathos veil Aphrodite Urania facing right pearl rim reverse scepter vertically inscription two rows left H right dot iconography Aphrodite head balls Black Sea maker Terlecki Ignacy 1860–1916 1st century BC Cimmerian Bosporus coin weight 4.67 g dimensions 19.1 mm × 21.9 mm round metallic object irregular edge showing raised profile three-quarter view textured surfaces visible contours suggesting hair facial features object worn mix dark brown bronze muted gray tones lighter metallic highlights.