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); region: Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion; weight 15.18 g; dimensions 24.4 mm × 26.2 mm; maker/attribution: Pantikapaion.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A54_079

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.1Mb (2.8Mb) / 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 monograms bows weapons armament date 2nd ca mid 1st century BC time Mithridates VI Eupator 120–63 Bc region Cimmerian Bosporus weight 15.18 g dimensions 24.4 mm × 26.2 mm maker attribution round worn metallic object dark brown gray patina showing raised central design surface irregular edges textured pits smoother shinier highlights rim raised areas.