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, gorytos, quivers, monograms, bows, weapons, armament. Date: end of 2nd — ca. mid. 1st century BC (time of Mithridates VI Eupator, 120–63 BC). Cultural/Geographic: Cimmerian Bosporus, Black Sea, Pantikapaion. Weight: 18.01 g. Diameter: 25.5 mm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A54_030

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36.4Mb (2.4Mb) / 11.9in x 11.9in / 3567 x 3567 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bronze coin Pantikapaion obverse head young Dionysus ivy wreath facing right reverse bow arrows gorytos straps monogram left Iconography quiver Dionysus quivers monograms bows weapons armament Date 2nd ca mid 1st century BC time Mithridates VI Eupator 120–63 Bc Cultural Geographic Cimmerian Bosporus Black Sea Weight 18.01 g Diameter 25.5 mm round dark coin textured surface showing central vertical cylindrical object flanked curved straight raised lines shapes coin primarily dark brown almost black subtle lighter brown highlights raised edges sits white background.