Caption

Bronze coin, Pantikapaion; obverse: head of a bearded Satyr in an ivy wreath facing left; reverse: cornucopia with Dioscuri caps topped with stars on the sides, inscription below; iconography: Dioscuri caps, Satyr's head, cornucopia; mythology: Satyr, Dioscuri; 4th quarter of the 2nd century BC; Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion; coin; weight 2.59 g; diameter 16.6 mm.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A55_307

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Keywords

Bronze coin Pantikapaion obverse head bearded Satyr ivy wreath facing left reverse cornucopia Dioscuri caps topped stars sides inscription iconography Dioscuri caps Satyr's head mythology Satyr 4th quarter 2nd century BC Cimmerian Bosporus coin weight 2.59 g diameter 16.6 mm round irregular disk rough pitted surface appearing metallic worn showing dark brown nearly black tones patches greenish corrosion small areas lighter silvery sheen object uneven raised ridges depressions across face slightly scalloped outer edge set plain white background.