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Didrachm
| Issuer | Pantikapaion |
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| Year | 430 BC - 420 BC |
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| Reference(s) | Jameson#1360, Weber#784 |
| Obverse description | Facing lion's head rendered in high relief, depicted full-face with a broad, flat muzzle and prominent nostrils. The mane radiates symmetrically outward in finely engraved striated locks, filling the field to the coin's irregular flan edge. The treatment is characteristic of the archaic Greek artistic tradition prevalent in Pontic coinage of the late fifth century BC, combining stylized formalism with naturalistic detail in the facial musculature. |
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| Reverse description | Deeply incuse square divided into four quarters by a raised cross, each quarter recessed. The upper-left quarter bears the Greek letter Π, the upper-right quarter bears the letter A, and the lower-right quarter bears the letter N, together spelling ΠAN as an abbreviation for Pantikapaion. The lower-left quarter contains a four-petalled star with a central pellet, rendered in relief within its incuse compartment. The overall composition is typical of early Pontic coinage employing the incuse technique inherited from sixth-century Greek minting practice. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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