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, bows, weapons, armament; monograms; Dionysus (mythology); Black Sea, Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion; end of 2nd–ca. mid. 1st century BC (time of Mithridates VI Eupator, 120–63 BC); maker: Terlecki, Ignacy (1860–1916) [inscription/attribution]; coin; weight 16.98 g; diameter ~25.1–25.3 mm

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A54_053

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36.6Mb (2.9Mb) / 11.9in x 11.9in / 3577 x 3577 (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 monograms mythology Black Sea Cimmerian Bosporus 2nd–ca mid 1st century BC time Mithridates VI Eupator 120–63 Bc maker Terlecki Ignacy 1860–1916 inscription attribution coin weight 16.98 g diameter ~25.1–25.3 mm round dark brown coin textured surface showing worn raised lines shapes vertical ridges curved elongated mark areas lighter brown dull gold highlights raised edges ridges background darker brown near black.