Caption

bronze coin, Pantikapaion; obverse: head of young Dionysus in an ivy wreath facing right; reverse: bow and arrows in a gorytos with straps, monogram on the right; iconography: bow in a quiver, quivers (armed), gorytos (armed), Dionysus (mythology), bows, weapons, armament; monograms; Black Sea region; ter of end of 2nd–ca. mid.1st century BC (time of Mithridates VI Eupator, 120–63 BC), Cimmerian Bosporus; coin; weight 23.28 g; axis 30 degrees; dimensions 24.9 × 25.2 mm; maker: Pantikapaion.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A54_008

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36.5Mb (2.8Mb) / 11.9in x 11.9in / 3572 x 3572 (300dpi)

Keywords

bronze coin Pantikapaion obverse head young Dionysus ivy wreath facing right reverse bow arrows gorytos straps monogram iconography quiver quivers armed Dionysus mythology bows weapons armament monograms Black Sea region ter 2nd–ca mid.1st century BC time Mithridates VI Eupator 120–63 Bc Cimmerian Bosporus coin weight 23.28 g axis 30 degrees dimensions maker round slightly irregular metal object worn surface shades brown dark bronze showing raised central design includes tall narrow vessel curved handle long pointed element leaning small raised ornamental shapes nearby object darker rim textured pitted surface.