Caption

Drachma, Pantikapaion; obverse: head of Apollo in a laurel wreath to the right; reverse: protoma of an eagle-headed griffin to the left, below it an ear of corn to the left, letters on the sides and at the top; iconography: ears of corn, protoma of a griffin, head of Apollo; griffins; Apollo (mythology); plants; Black Sea; 270–201 BC; Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion; coin; weight 2.05 g; axis 60°; dimensions 14 mm × 15.1 mm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A55_189

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36.3Mb (1.5Mb) / 11.9in x 11.9in / 3564 x 3564 (300dpi)

Keywords

Drachma Pantikapaion obverse head Apollo laurel wreath right reverse protoma eagle-headed griffin left ear corn letters sides top iconography ears griffin griffins mythology plants Black Sea 270–201 Bc Cimmerian Bosporus coin weight 2.05 g axis 60° dimensions 14 mm × 15.1 mm small round object textured metallic surface dark gray silver tones featuring raised central motif resembles pair winged shapes upper triangular element irregular edges subtle areas darker patina.