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, countermarks, stars, bow in quiver, gorytos, sturgeons, twelve-pointed star, lion's head, animals, fish, arrows, bows, weapons, armament. 1st half of the 3rd century BC; Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion. Coin; bronze; weight 6.80 g; axis 330°; dimensions 20.5 mm × 20.3 mm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A55_151

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 countermarks stars gorytos sturgeons animals fish arrows bows weapons armament 1st half 3rd century BC Cimmerian Bosporus Coin bronze weight 6.80 g axis 330° dimensions 20.5 mm × 20.3 mm round dark brown black coin slightly irregular raised rim showing worn surface shallow incised lines low-relief designs visible face curved snake- motif near top horizontal line arrow- shape pointing indistinct marks near lower edge background plain white.