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, head of Dionysus, gorytos, quivers, monograms, bows, weapons, armament; mythological subject: Dionysus; date: end of 2nd — ca. half of 1st century BC (time of Mithridates VI Eupator, 120–63 BC); cultural context: Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion; material: bronze; type: coin; weight: 18.76 g; dimensions: 25.1 mm × 25.8 mm.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A54_073

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Keywords

bronze coin Pantikapaion obverse head young Dionysus ivy wreath facing right reverse bow arrows gorytos straps monogram iconography quiver Dionysus quivers monograms bows weapons armament mythological subject date 2nd ca half 1st century BC time Mithridates VI Eupator 120–63 Bc cultural context Cimmerian Bosporus material bronze type coin weight 18.76 g dimensions 25.1 mm × 25.8 mm round metal object dark brown greenish patina showing raised worn designs include vertical cylindrical central element three rounded tops flanked curved straight bars ribbon- shapes set textured surface photographed white background.