Caption

didrachma, Pantikapaion, wreaths, grapes, head of Dionysus (iconographic), monograms, Black Sea, Dionysus (mythology), ivy wreath (iconographic), plants; obverse: head of Dionysus in an ivy wreath facing right; reverse: ivy wreath, monogram above it, inscription in three rows and a bunch of grapes at the top; 1st quarter of the 1st century BC (95–65 BC according to Frolov 1999/2002), Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion; coin; weight 7.60 g; dimensions: 19.2–20 mm

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A55_357

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Keywords

didrachma Pantikapaion wreaths grapes head Dionysus iconographic monograms Black Sea mythology ivy wreath plants obverse facing right reverse ivy wreath monogram inscription three rows bunch top 1st quarter 1st century BC 95–65 BC according Frolov 1999 2002 Cimmerian Bosporus coin weight 7.60 g dimensions 19.2–20 mm round metallic object weathered textured surface shades gray dark silver showing irregular raised recessed areas rim edge group small rounded protrusions organic leaf- shapes side clustered raised shapes near center suggest relief design color palette includes silver dark gray hints lighter gray metal catches light set plain white background.