Caption

Bronze coin, Pantikapaion; obverse: head of a bearded Satyr in an ivy wreath to the left, pierced on the type of a beardless Satyr to the left, countermarked with a twelve-pointed star; reverse: bow and arrow to the right, inscription below, pierced on the type of a lion's head and a sturgeon to the left, countermarked with an arc in the quiver. Iconography: bow and arrow, Satyr's head, stars, bow in quiver, Satyr (mythology), arrows, bows, weapons, gorytos, animals, sturgeons, twelve-pointed star, fish, lion's head, lions. Countermarks. 1st half of the 3rd century BC. Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion. Coin; weight 6.80 g; axis 330°; dimensions ~20.5 × 20.3 mm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A55_150

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.1Mb (2.6Mb) / 12.5in x 12.5in / 3744 x 3744 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bronze coin Pantikapaion obverse head bearded Satyr ivy wreath left pierced type beardless Satyr countermarked twelve-pointed star reverse bow arrow right inscription lion's head sturgeon arc quiver Iconography Satyr's head stars Satyr mythology arrows bows weapons gorytos animals sturgeons fish lions Countermarks 1st half 3rd century BC Cimmerian Bosporus Coin weight 6.80 g axis 330° dimensions ~ round dark object textured surface showing raised carved shapes curved flowing lines rounded forms object metallic worn uneven finish visible highlights lowlights black dark brown hints gray background plain white.