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: Dionysus, bow in quiver, gorytos, quivers, bows, weapons, armament; monograms; Black Sea, Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion; dated end of 2nd–ca. mid. 1st century BC (time of Mithridates VI Eupator, 120–63 BC); coin; weight 17.56 g; dimensions 26.8–26.9 mm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A54_065

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.1Mb (3.5Mb) / 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 Dionysus quiver quivers bows weapons armament monograms Black Sea Cimmerian Bosporus dated 2nd–ca mid 1st century BC time Mithridates VI Eupator 120–63 Bc coin weight 17.56 g dimensions 26.8–26.9 mm round dark brown coin slightly irregular edge showing wear textured surface coin's face raised design featuring vertical rectangular frame containing column- shape curved linear raised elements extending frame rounded protrusions near top coin's color ranges deep brown almost black lighter brown highlights rim raised areas.