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 6.38 g, axis 240°, diameter 21.3 mm × 20.7 mm

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A55_476

License type

Rights managed

Available size

23.2Mb (2.8Mb) / 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 6.38 g axis 240° diameter 21.3 mm × 20.7 mm round irregularly shaped dark object rough textured surface sits light background object mostly dark brown black subtle variations slightly lighter brown areas edges features raised curved relief resembling looping shape shallow indentations raised lines across face.