Caption

Bronze coin, Pantikapaion; obverse: head of a beardless Satyr in an ivy wreath facing left, with a twelve-pointed star countermark on it; 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, quiver, gorytos, weapons, twelve-pointed star countermark, stars; beginning of the 3rd century BC; Cimmerian Bosporus (Pantikapaion); coin; weight 6.22 g; axis 330°; dimensions 18.5 × 19 mm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A55_101

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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Keywords

Bronze coin Pantikapaion obverse head beardless Satyr ivy wreath facing left twelve-pointed star countermark reverse lion head open mouth sturgeon facing left letters sides top countermark arch quiver iconography Satyr's head sturgeons fish bows gorytos weapons stars 3rd century BC Cimmerian Bosporus coin weight 6.22 g axis 330° dimensions circular dark brown almost black coin- object textured worn surface showing raised profile face relief adjacent raised shape resembling hand tool object displays uneven edges irregular surface highlights lighter brown gray tones white background.