Caption

bronze coin, Pantikapaion; obverse: head of a beardless Satyr in an ivy wreath facing left, with a countermark (twelve-pointed star) on it; reverse: lion head with a gaping mouth facing left, with a sturgeon below left, letters at sides and top, and a countermark (arch in a quiver) on the head; iconography: lion head, Satyr head, bows, quiver, gorytos, fish (sturgeon), twelve-pointed star, stars; Satyr (mythology), lions, animals, weapons/armament; beginning of the 3rd century BC; Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion; coin; bronze; weight 6.38 g; axis 330°; diameter ~19.3 mm

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A55_096

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36.5Mb (2.7Mb) / 11.9in x 11.9in / 3572 x 3572 (300dpi)

Keywords

bronze coin Pantikapaion obverse head beardless Satyr ivy wreath facing left countermark twelve-pointed star reverse lion head gaping mouth facing left sturgeon left letters sides top arch quiver iconography Satyr head bows gorytos fish stars Satyr mythology lions animals weapons armament 3rd century BC Cimmerian Bosporus coin bronze weight 6.38 g axis 330° diameter ~19.3 mm round dark object textured surface showing raised circular central motif resembles wheel small raised center elongated petal- spokes radiating outward surrounded irregular carved shapes curving lines object mostly black dark gray small areas lighter gray brownish tones set plain white background.