Pantikapaion, Thrace AE12 300-200 BCE 

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Pantikapaion, Thrace AE12 300-200 BCE
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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
6799095
Area
Coins
Title
Pantikapaion, Thrace AE12 300-200 BCE
Country
Thrace
Face value
AE 12
Year
-250
Variety / overstrike
Era
Ancient Greece before 146 B.C.
Head of State
Type
Coin
Designer
Series
Theme
Apollo, Arrows, Bows
Material
Bronze
Weight
2
Diameter
12
Thickness
Punch
Coin alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
Reverse
Edge
Privy mark
Mint mark
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
Catalogue number
SNG BMC Black Sea 946-947; Anokhin, Bosporus 212
Details
Obv: bow case with monogram Rev: head of Apollo, right Panticapaeum, Pantikapeion, Panticapaeon or Pantikapaion, in Tauric Chersonese (modern Kertch, Ukraine), named for satyr god Pan In Greek religion and mythology, Pan is the god of the wild, shepherds, flocks, nature of mountain wilds, rustic music, and companion of the nymphs. He has the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat, in the same manner as a faun or satyr. With his homeland in rustic Arcadia, he is also recognized as the god of fields, groves, and wooded glens; because of this, Pan is connected to fertility and the season of spring. The word "panic" is also atributed to him.