Caption

bronze coin, Pantikapaion; obverse: head of a bearded Satyr to the left; reverse: bull's head to the left; legends (letters) at sides and top; iconography: Satyr (mythology), bull; Black Sea region, Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion; date: 1st half of the 3rd century BC; material: bronze; coin; weight 4.68 g; axis 180°; dimensions: 18.1 mm × 17.3 mm

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A55_124

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Keywords

bronze coin Pantikapaion obverse head bearded Satyr left reverse bull's head legends letters sides top iconography Satyr mythology bull Black Sea region Cimmerian Bosporus date 1st half 3rd century BC material bronze coin weight 4.68 g axis 180° dimensions 18.1 mm × 17.3 mm round dark metallic object worn textured surface showing raised profile human head relief facing left stylized wavy hair beard relief details shallow smoothed age object mostly gray black subtle lighter gray highlights raised areas darker spots background plain white.