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 left; iconography: bow in a quiver, head of Dionysus, quivers, gorytos, bows, weapons, armament; inscriptions/marks: monograms; period: end of 2nd–ca. mid. 1st century BC (time of Mithridates VI Eupator, Cimmerian Bosporus); weight 17.60 g; dimensions 24 mm × 26 mm; maker/attribution: Pantikapaion; subject: Dionysus (mythology).

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A54_024

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Rights managed

Available size

40.1Mb (2.4Mb) / 12.5in x 12.5in / 3744 x 3744 (300dpi)

Keywords

bronze coin Pantikapaion obverse head young Dionysus ivy wreath facing right reverse bow arrows gorytos straps monogram left iconography quiver Dionysus quivers bows weapons armament inscriptions marks monograms period 2nd–ca mid 1st century BC time Mithridates VI Eupator Cimmerian Bosporus weight 17.60 g dimensions 24 mm × 26 mm maker attribution subject mythology round dark coin worn raised profile head facing coin surface textured uneven worn areas faint lines suggesting hair facial features rim slightly irregular visible colors dark brown black white background.