Caption

bronze coin, Chersonesos, griffins, kneeling Artemis, Artemis (mythology), Black Sea, Artemis with bow and arrow, Artemis (Deva) kneeling on right knee to the right, bow in left hand; reverse: eagle-headed griffin to the left, official's name at the top, XEP at the bottom; 320–310 BC, Chersonesos (Chersonesos Taurica), coin, weight 4.14 g, axis 330°, dimensions 21.2 mm × 20 mm

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A55_471

License type

Rights managed

Available size

23.2Mb (1.9Mb) / 9.5in x 9.5in / 2848 x 2848 (300dpi)

Keywords

bronze coin Chersonesos griffins kneeling Artemis Artemis mythology Black Sea bow arrow Deva kneeling right knee right left hand reverse eagle-headed griffin left official's name top Xep bottom 320–310 Bc Chersonesos Taurica coin weight 4.14 g axis 330° dimensions 21.2 mm × 20 mm worn round object irregular edge rests white background surface relief humanlike figure surrounding shapes faint eroded object displays dark brown black tones areas greenish reddish patina subtle gray highlights surface catches light texture rough pitted shallow raised recessed areas shape slightly oval perfectly circular.