Caption

drachma, Pantikapaion, protoma of a griffin (iconographic), ears of corn, head of Apollo (iconographic), Black Sea, griffins, Apollo (mythology), plants, aw: head of Apollo in a laurel wreath to the right; rw: protoma of an eagle-headed griffin to the left, below it an ear of corn to the left, on the sides and at the top letters; 270 - 201 BC, Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion, coin, weight 2.70 g, dimension 1 15.4 mm, dimension 2 14.4 mm

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A55_182

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36.4Mb (2.1Mb) / 11.9in x 11.9in / 3568 x 3568 (300dpi)

Keywords

drachma Pantikapaion protoma griffin iconographic ears corn head Apollo Black Sea griffins mythology plants aw laurel wreath right rw eagle-headed griffin left ear sides top letters 270 - 201 Bc Cimmerian Bosporus coin weight 2.70 g dimension 1 15.4 mm dimension 2 14.4 mm small round metallic object worn surface showing raised relief image bird outstretched wings set textured background object mostly silver-gray darker gray blackened areas crevices edges slightly lighter silvery highlights raised portions.