Caption

Bronze coin, Pantikapaion, head of a beardless Satyr in an ivy wreath facing left, with a twelve-pointed countermark on it (star) on obverse; reverse: lion head with open mouth facing left, sturgeon below facing left, letters on the sides and at the top, countermark on the head (arch in the quiver). Iconography: Satyr's head, lion head, sturgeons, fish, bows and quivers (gorytos), weapons/armament, twelve-pointed star countermark, stars. Early 3rd century BC, Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion. Coin; bronze; weight 6.95 g; axis 300°; diameters 19.6 mm × 20.2 mm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A55_092

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Keywords

Bronze coin Pantikapaion head beardless Satyr ivy wreath facing left twelve-pointed countermark star obverse reverse lion head open mouth sturgeon facing left letters sides top countermark arch quiver Iconography Satyr's head sturgeons fish bows quivers gorytos weapons armament twelve-pointed star countermark stars Early 3rd century BC Cimmerian Bosporus Coin bronze weight 6.95 g axis 300° diameters 19.6 mm × 20.2 mm round dark metallic object rough uneven surface irregular edges showing slightly raised relief profile- shape curved ridged lines object displays shades dark gray black subtle metallic brown highlights.