Caption

bronze coin, Pantikapaion; obverse: head of bearded Satyr in ivy wreath facing left, pierced and countermarked with twelve-pointed star on type of beardless Satyr to the left; reverse: bow and arrow to the right, inscription below, pierced on type of a lion's head and a sturgeon to the left, countermarked with a bow in a quiver; iconography: Satyr, bow and arrow, arrows, bows, weapons, gorytos, animals, sturgeons, fish, lion's head, lions, twelve-pointed star, stars, countermarks; 1st half of the 3rd century BC; Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion; coin; bronze; weight 6.38 g; diameters 21.6 mm and 20.5 mm

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A55_152

License type

Rights managed

Available size

35.5Mb (2.4Mb) / 11.7in x 11.7in / 3524 x 3524 (300dpi)

Keywords

bronze coin Pantikapaion obverse head bearded Satyr ivy wreath facing left pierced countermarked twelve-pointed star type beardless Satyr left reverse bow arrow right inscription lion's head sturgeon quiver iconography Satyr arrows bows weapons gorytos animals sturgeons fish lions stars countermarks 1st half 3rd century BC Cimmerian Bosporus coin bronze weight 6.38 g diameters 21.6 mm 20.5 mm round dark metallic object weathered pitted surface showing areas lighter darker brown black tones featuring recessed circular design near lower center radiating star- pattern raised spokes irregular raised ridges textured patches across upper area.