Caption

bronze coin, Pantikapaion; obverse: head of Apollo in a laurel wreath facing right; reverse: tripod with an eight-pointed star at the top, behind it a thyrsus with ribbons diagonally facing right, a monogram in the right field, inscription in two rows at the bottom; iconography: Apollo, tripod, thyrsus, stars, monograms; ca. 1st century BC (Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion), mid-18th century (uncertain provenance note); weight 6.54 g; dimensions 20.8 × 20.4 mm; maker: Terlecki, Ignacy (1860–1916) mentioned.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A55_395

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.1Mb (2.6Mb) / 12.5in x 12.5in / 3744 x 3744 (300dpi)

Keywords

bronze coin Pantikapaion obverse head Apollo laurel wreath facing right reverse tripod eight-pointed star top thyrsus ribbons diagonally monogram right field inscription two rows bottom iconography stars monograms ca 1st century BC Cimmerian Bosporus mid-18th century uncertain provenance note weight 6.54 g dimensions maker Terlecki Ignacy 1860–1916 mentioned round worn object rough textured surface showing irregular raised indented areas faint linear curved impressions object dark shades black deep gray subtle highlights lighter gray surface catches light edges uneven slightly raised background plain white.