Légende

Bronze coin, Chersonesos; obverse: eagle-headed griffin to the left; reverse: Artemis (Deva) kneeling on her right knee to the right, bow in her left hand, inscription KPA on the left, XEP in the cut-off; subject: griffins, Kneeling Artemis, Artemis (mythology); Black Sea; date: 330–320 BC; mint: Chersonesos Taurica; material: bronze; type: coin; weight: 9.15 g; axis: 30°; dimensions: 23.1 × 23.3 mm; maker: Choynowski, Józef (1833–ca.1915)

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A55_460

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

22.8Mo (3.4Mo) / 23.9cm x 23.9cm / 2821 x 2821 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Bronze coin Chersonesos obverse eagle-headed griffin left reverse Artemis Deva kneeling right knee right bow left hand inscription KPA Xep cut-off subject griffins Kneeling Artemis mythology Black Sea date 330–320 Bc mint Chersonesos Taurica material bronze type coin weight 9.15 g axis 30° dimensions maker Choynowski Józef 1833–ca.1915 roughly circular metallic object uneven worn surface dark bronze brown patina sits light background object raised shallow relief seated human figure profile facing discernible head torso limb outlines suggestion draped clothing traces darker lighter brown areas small patches greenish reddish discoloration across surface.