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, monograms at left and right, inscription in two rows on the sides; iconography: head of Apollo, thyrsus, tripod; monograms; Black Sea region; Apollo (mythology); maker: Szymonski, Jan (1887–1954) [maker attribution]; date: 1st quarter of the 1st century BC (95–65 BC according to Frolov); place: Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion; coin; bronze; weight 7.45 g; dimensions 22.4 × 22.7 mm.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A55_380

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Keywords

bronze coin Pantikapaion obverse head Apollo laurel wreath right reverse tripod thyrsus ribbons diagonally monograms left inscription two rows sides iconography Black Sea region mythology maker Szymonski Jan 1887–1954 maker attribution date 1st quarter 1st century BC 95–65 BC according Frolov place Cimmerian Bosporus coin bronze weight 7.45 g dimensions circular metallic object worn raised profile person's head facing showing facial features hair rendered relief surface varied patina visible areas greenish brown dark gray yellowish-gold tones textured spots wear discoloration across object.