Caption

Bronze coin, Pantikapaion; obverse: head of Apollo in laurel wreath facing right; reverse: grazing Pegasus facing left with raised right foreleg, inscription at the top and on the cut-off, pearl rim. Apollo (iconography); Pegasus (mythology). 2nd half of the 1st century BC; Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion. Coin; weight 7.98 g; axis 330°; dimensions 18.7 × 19.1 mm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A55_430

License type

Rights managed

Available size

32.8Mb (1.9Mb) / 11.3in x 11.3in / 3388 x 3388 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bronze coin Pantikapaion obverse head Apollo laurel wreath facing right reverse grazing Pegasus left raised right foreleg inscription top cut-off pearl rim iconography mythology 2nd half 1st century BC Cimmerian Bosporus Coin weight 7.98 g axis 330° dimensions round dark metallic object embossed profile person surface textured raised areas worn smoothing detailed hair rendered braided beaded shapes curled strand extending back rim slightly irregular small nick visible colors include dark gray black subtle lighter gray highlights white background.