Caption

Bronze coin, Pantikapaion; obverse: head of a beardless Satyr in an ivy wreath facing left; reverse: lion head left with a sturgeon below left; letters at top and sides. Iconography: Satyr head, lion head; animals: lions, fish (sturgeons). Date: 315–300 BC. Region: Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion. Coin; weight 4.05 g; diameter 18 mm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A55_072

License type

Rights managed

Available size

32.9Mb (1.7Mb) / 11.3in x 11.3in / 3390 x 3390 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bronze coin Pantikapaion obverse head beardless Satyr ivy wreath facing left reverse lion head left sturgeon left letters top sides Iconography Satyr head lion head animals lions fish sturgeons Date 315–300 Bc Region Cimmerian Bosporus Coin weight 4.05 g diameter 18 mm small round object irregular worn surface uneven edges sits white background surface dark brown black tones patches greenish lighter brown highlights faint raised textures shallow grooves suggesting relief pattern across top.