Caption

Bronze coin, Pantikapaion. Obverse: head of Apollo in a laurel wreath to the right. Reverse: tripod, behind it a thyrsus with ribbons diagonally to the right, on the right a monogram, an inscription in two rows on the sides. Iconography: head of Apollo, thyrsus, tripod, monograms. Date: 1st quarter of the 1st century BC (95–65 BC according to Frolov). Provenance: Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion. Maker/attribution: Terlecki, Ignatius (1860–1916). Function: coin. Material: bronze. Weight: 7.68 g. Dimensions: 19.3 mm; 19.9 mm.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A55_379

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Keywords

Bronze coin Pantikapaion Obverse head Apollo laurel wreath right Reverse tripod thyrsus ribbons diagonally monogram inscription two rows sides Iconography monograms Date 1st quarter 1st century BC 95–65 BC according Frolov Provenance Cimmerian Bosporus Maker attribution Terlecki Ignatius 1860–1916 Function coin Material bronze Weight 7.68 g Dimensions 19.3 mm 19.9 mm round worn coin dark brown bronze patina showing raised irregular surface textures shallow engravings featuring vertical rectangular grid- shape alongside diagonal rod- element clustered dots coin's edges slightly irregular color palette includes black white background.