Caption

Bronze coin, Pantikapaion. Obverse: head of Apollo in a laurel wreath facing right. Reverse: tripod; behind it a thyrsus with ribbons diagonally to the right; monograms left and right; inscription in two rows on the sides. Iconography: head of Apollo, tripod, thyrsus. Date: 1st quarter of the 1st century BC (95–65 BC). Region: Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion. Medium: bronze. Weight: 5.00 g. Dimensions: 20 mm × 19.8 mm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A55_397

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.1Mb (2.4Mb) / 12.5in x 12.5in / 3744 x 3744 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bronze coin Pantikapaion Obverse head Apollo laurel wreath facing right Reverse tripod thyrsus ribbons diagonally monograms left inscription two rows sides Iconography Date 1st quarter 1st century BC 95–65 Bc Region Cimmerian Bosporus Medium bronze Weight 5.00 g Dimensions 20 mm × 19.8 mm round worn coin uneven edge displayed white background coin dark brown bronze patina areas lighter brown hints greenish tarnish faint central raised design resembling vertical columns flanked textured irregular surfaces shallow recesses wear patterns small pits across surface.