Caption

bronze coin, Pantikapaion; obverse: head of bearded Satyr in ivy wreath to the left, pierced on the type of lion and sturgeon to the left, countermarked with a bow in quiver; reverse: bow and arrow to the right, inscription below, pierced on type head of a beardless Satyr to the left, countermarked with a twelve-pointed star; iconography: Satyr, bow and arrow, arrows, bows, weapons, gorytos, animals, sturgeons, lion head, fish, twelve-pointed star, stars; countermarks; 1st half of the 3rd century BC; Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion; bronze coin; weight 6.33 g; diameters 19.3 mm and 19.5 mm

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A55_155

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Keywords

bronze coin Pantikapaion obverse head bearded Satyr ivy wreath left pierced type lion sturgeon countermarked bow quiver reverse arrow right inscription type head beardless Satyr twelve-pointed star iconography Satyr arrows bows weapons gorytos animals sturgeons lion head fish stars countermarks 1st half 3rd century BC Cimmerian Bosporus weight 6.33 g diameters 19.3 mm 19.5 mm round worn metal object dark mottled surface showing areas lighter metallic sheen surface features raised irregular design curved angular lines rounded dots creating textured pattern across face object’s outer edge slightly uneven darker visible colors dark gray black patches bronze brownish metallic tones.