Caption

bronze coin, Pantikapaion; head of Apollo (iconographic); tripod (iconographic); thyrsus (iconographic); monograms; Black Sea; Apollo (mythology); aw: head of Apollo in a laurel wreath to the right; rw: tripod, behind it a thyrsus with ribbons diagonally to the right, on the left and right a monogram, an inscription in two rows on the sides; 1st quarter of the 1st century BC (95–65 BC according to Frolov 1999, 2002); Cimmerian Bosporus; Pantikapaion; coin; weight 6.65 g; diameter 20.9–22 mm

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A55_393

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.1Mb (2.8Mb) / 12.5in x 12.5in / 3744 x 3744 (300dpi)

Keywords

bronze coin Pantikapaion head Apollo iconographic tripod thyrsus monograms Black Sea mythology aw laurel wreath right rw ribbons diagonally left monogram inscription two rows sides 1st quarter 1st century BC 95–65 BC according Frolov 1999 2002 Cimmerian Bosporus coin weight 6.65 g diameter 20.9–22 mm round worn coin dark almost black surface patches dull gold visible spots irregular raised recessed textures shallow ambiguous shapes outlines suggesting relief elements edge slightly uneven background plain white.