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Diobol
| Issuer | Pantikapaion |
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| Year | 380 BC - 370 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Facing head of Silenos rendered in three-quarter view turning to left, depicted as a balding, bearded satyr with prominent animal ears and a densely detailed ivy wreath encircling the crown of the head. The facial features are rendered with expressive archaic realism characteristic of Pantikapaion coinage, with deeply set eyes, a broad nose, and a full beard. The modeling of the face is bold and high-relief, typical of the skilled die-cutters active in the Bosporan region during the early fourth century BC. |
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| Reverse description | Head of a ram facing left, rendered in moderate relief within a shallow circular incuse, the wool of the fleece indicated by stylized curls around the neck and face. The Greek inscription ΠANTI appears in the lower field beneath the ram's head, identifying the issuing city of Pantikapaion. The incuse treatment of the reverse is characteristic of early Bosporan silver coinage and reflects archaic minting conventions of the period. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΠANTI |
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