Caption

bronze coin, Pantikapaion (as Kaisarea); busts of a woman in a mural crown and a veil (Aphrodite Urania?) facing right, pearl rim; reverse: torch vertically, inscription in two rows on both sides, letter H on the right, pearl rim; busts of Aphrodite/Aphrodite Urania; Black Sea; end of the 1st century BC, Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion; coin; weight 5.60 g; diameter ~23.8–23.9 mm

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A53_498

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.1Mb (1.6Mb) / 12.5in x 12.5in / 3744 x 3744 (300dpi)

Keywords

bronze coin Pantikapaion Kaisarea busts woman mural crown veil Aphrodite Urania facing right pearl rim reverse torch vertically inscription two rows sides letter H right Aphrodite Black Sea 1st century BC Cimmerian Bosporus coin weight 5.60 g diameter ~23.8–23.9 mm round dark metallic object rough textured surface irregular edge showing crescent-shaped missing segment side surface raised vertical element near center faint raised shapes suggesting worn patterns visible colors dark gray black muted silvery highlights.