bronze coin, Pantikapaion; iconography: Dioscuri caps, Satyr's head; regions: Black Sea, Cimmerian Bosporus; subject: Satyr (mythology), Dioscuri (mythology); description: obverse: head of a beardless Satyr in a willow wreath facing right; reverse: two Dioscuri caps topped with stars, inscription below them; date: 4th quarter of the 2nd century BC; place: Pantikapaion; object type: coin; weight: 1.45 g; axis: 30 degrees; dimensions: 12.6 mm × 12.9 mm.
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bronze coin, Pantikapaion; iconography: Dioscuri caps, Satyr's head; regions: Black Sea, Cimmerian Bosporus; subject: Satyr (mythology), Dioscuri (mythology); description: obverse: head of a beardless Satyr in a willow wreath facing right; reverse: two Dioscuri caps topped with stars, inscription below them; date: 4th quarter of the 2nd century BC; place: Pantikapaion; object type: coin; weight: 1.45 g; axis: 30 degrees; dimensions: 12.6 mm × 12.9 mm.

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bronze coin Pantikapaion iconography Dioscuri caps Satyr's head regions Black Sea Cimmerian Bosporus subject Satyr mythology Dioscuri description obverse head beardless Satyr willow wreath facing right reverse two Dioscuri caps topped stars inscription them date 4th quarter 2nd century BC place object type coin weight 1.45 g axis 30 degrees dimensions 12.6 mm × 12.9 mm circular metal object uneven textured surface showing mix dark silver gray black patches green oxidation two raised rounded protrusions near center irregular dents rough areas edges.

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