Légende

bronze coin, Gorgippia; obverse: head of a youth (Men? Attys?) in a Phrygian cap and a laurel wreath with a crescent and a star to the right; reverse: inscription in two rows, Dionysus standing to the left holding a bunch of grapes in his right hand and a thyrsus with a ribbon in his left, a panther at his feet with its head turned left, a monogram (erased) in the right field; motifs: Dionysus, panthers, head of Attys/Men, monograms, crescent with star; Cimmerian Bosporus, Gorgippia; dated 1st quarter of the 1st century BC (95–65 BC per Frolov); bronze coin, weight 17.60 g, diameter ~27.7–27.8 mm.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A53_422

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

23.2Mo (2.2Mo) / 24.1cm x 24.1cm / 2848 x 2848 (300dpi)

Mots clés

bronze coin Gorgippia obverse head youth Men Attys Phrygian cap laurel wreath crescent star right reverse inscription two rows Dionysus standing left holding bunch grapes right hand thyrsus ribbon left panther feet turned monogram erased right field motifs Dionysus panthers monograms Cimmerian Bosporus dated 1st quarter 1st century BC 95–65 Bc Frolov weight 17.60 g diameter ~27.7–27.8 mm round aged coin worn raised profile person facing showing contour forehead nose lips chin ear part neck surface pitted textured uneven wear small rough patches raised decorative hairlike elements coin displays dark greenish-brown patina areas muted gold darker gray-green highlights.