Caption

bronze coin, Chersonesos, bulls, Artemis killing a doe (iconographic), quivers, clubs, Black Sea, animals, Artemis (mythology), weapons (iconographic), armament (iconographic), Artemis with a bow (iconographic), bows (armed), aw: Artemis (Deva) to the left thrusting a spear into a doe kneeling to the left, a bow in her left hand, at the bottom the inscription XEP rw: a bull on a club charging to the left, an inscription below it, below it a bow and quiver, 300 - 290 BC, Chersonesos (Chersonesos Taurica), coin, weight 5.88 g, axis 180 degrees, dimension 1 21.1 mm, dimension 2 20.8 mm

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A55_486

License type

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Available size

23.2Mb (2.3Mb) / 9.5in x 9.5in / 2848 x 2848 (300dpi)

Keywords

bronze coin Chersonesos bulls Artemis killing doe iconographic quivers clubs Black Sea animals Artemis mythology weapons armament bow bows armed aw Deva left thrusting spear doe kneeling left left hand bottom inscription XEP rw bull club charging inscription quiver 300 - 290 Bc Chersonesos Taurica coin weight 5.88 g axis 180 degrees dimension 1 21.1 mm dimension 2 20.8 mm round worn object rough textured surface dark brown black tones showing raised uneven areas rim edge low-relief depiction animal broad body legs rendered black shades horizontal raised line lower field shallow carved shapes background white.