Caption

Bronze coin, Chersonesos; Artemis on a quadriga (iconographic); warriors; kneeling warrior (iconographic); Artemis (mythological); quadriga (iconographic); Black Sea; aw: Artemis (Deva) on a quadriga to the right, a torch in the raised right hand; rw: naked warrior kneeling to the left, a round shield in the left hand, a spear horizontally in the right hand, a helmet on the head, an erased letter in the right field, the inscription XEP in the cut-off; 350–330 BC; Chersonesos Taurica (Chersonesos); coin; weight 5.25 g; axis 150°; diameter 20.8 mm × 20.4 mm

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A55_455

License type

Rights managed

Available size

20.4Mb (1.8Mb) / 8.9in x 8.9in / 2667 x 2667 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bronze coin Chersonesos Artemis quadriga iconographic warriors kneeling warrior mythological Black Sea aw Deva right torch raised hand rw naked warrior kneeling left round shield left hand spear horizontally right hand helmet head erased letter right field inscription XEP cut-off 350–330 Bc Chersonesos Taurica coin weight 5.25 g axis 150° diameter 20.8 mm × 20.4 mm round worn coin raised scene showing chariot pulled group horses coin surface textured areas smooth relief rougher pitted wear coin displays mix dark brown black muted gold tones across surface lighter gold highlighting raised figures darker brown recessed areas small irregular chip rim background white.