Caption

Bronze coin, Pantikapaion; obverse: head of a beardless Satyr in an ivy wreath facing left with a twelve-pointed star countermark engraved directly in the die; reverse: lion head with a gaping mouth facing left, below it a sturgeon facing left, with letters at sides and top and a bow-in-a-quiver countermark engraved directly in the die on the lion's head. Iconography: lion head, Satyr's head, bow in a quiver, stars, fish (sturgeon), gorytos/quivers, armed motifs, animals. Subject/mythology: Satyr. Date: beginning of 3rd century BC. Place: Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion. Material: bronze. Weight: 4.30 g. Dimensions: 18.3 mm × 18.1 mm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A55_106

License type

Rights managed

Available size

32.9Mb (2.2Mb) / 11.3in x 11.3in / 3390 x 3390 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bronze coin Pantikapaion obverse head beardless Satyr ivy wreath facing left twelve-pointed star countermark engraved directly die reverse lion head gaping mouth facing left sturgeon facing left letters sides top bow-in-a-quiver countermark lion's head Iconography Satyr's head bow quiver stars fish sturgeon gorytos quivers armed motifs animals Subject mythology Satyr Date 3rd century BC Place Cimmerian Bosporus Material bronze Weight 4.30 g Dimensions 18.3 mm × 18.1 mm round dark object rough textured surface centered white background object predominantly black subtle variations dark gray surface irregular ridges grooves forming uneven pattern across face.