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 on left and right, an inscription in two rows on the sides. Iconography: head of Apollo, tripod, thyrsus. Mythology: Apollo. Monograms present. Date: 1st quarter of the 1st century BC (95–65 BC). Region: Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion. Coin; weight 7.02 g; diameters 24.7 mm and 24.4 mm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A55_389

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.1Mb (3.4Mb) / 12.5in x 12.5in / 3744 x 3744 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bronze coin Pantikapaion obverse head Apollo laurel wreath right reverse tripod thyrsus ribbons diagonally monograms left inscription two rows sides Iconography Mythology Monograms present Date 1st quarter 1st century BC 95–65 Bc Region Cimmerian Bosporus Coin weight 7.02 g diameters 24.7 mm 24.4 mm round worn coin dark gray black patina showing uneven texture scratches featuring raised crescent-shaped area sculpted relief column topped bird outstretched wings column small spots lighter metallic color coin's edge irregular small chipped area set plain white background.