Caption

bronze coin, Pantikapaion; obverse: head of a beardless Satyr in an ivy wreath facing left; reverse: lion head left, tuna (fish) under it left, letters at top and sides; iconography: Satyr's head, lion head, animals, fish (sturgeons); Satyr (mythology); dated 315–300 BC; Cimmerian Bosporus (Pantikapaion); weight 6.00 g; diameter ~19.1 × 19 mm

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A55_065

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Available size

37.3Mb (2.3Mb) / 12.0in x 12.0in / 3610 x 3610 (300dpi)

Keywords

bronze coin Pantikapaion obverse head beardless Satyr ivy wreath facing left reverse lion head left tuna fish under left letters top sides iconography Satyr's head lion head animals sturgeons Satyr mythology dated 315–300 BC Cimmerian Bosporus weight 6.00 g diameter ~ round worn coin dark brown greenish patina showing raised irregular contours central embossed design textured uneven coin's surface patches darker brown hints darker green lighter grayish areas raised portions rim slightly irregular darker center.