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Message:: [QUOTE="scottishmoney, post: 1896179, member: 12789"]Pantikapeum - Пантикапеум: <img src="http://www.scottishmoney.net/blacksea/images/panbull1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> The city state of Pantikapeum was quite possibly founded by Greeks from Miletos in Asia Minor, they possibly settled the Cimmerian Bosporus beginning in the 7th century BC. This city is located roughly near modern Kerch in Ukraine. Coinage with the satyr, Pan and the bull reverse with the legend PAN was issued beginning in the 3rd century BC. <img src="http://www.scottishmoney.net/blacksea/images/panbull2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> A similar example with a curious feature of having a spur which was subsequently pushed back into the flan of the coin, this piece is also slightly off of centre. <img src="http://www.scottishmoney.net/blacksea/images/pantripod.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> This AE20 from ca. 300-180 BC portrays an image of Dionysus wreathed in ivy facing right, and a thyrus leaning against a ceremonial tripod on the reverse with the legend Pantika in Greek. <img src="http://www.scottishmoney.net/blacksea/images/panstartripod.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> This coin was issued ca. 250 BC and has the then typical ceremonial tripod stand which was common on coinage from this region. Curiously the reverse has an eight pointed star with the legend Pantika interposed betwixt the points of the star. This coin is rather similar in appearance to contemporary Alexander Jannaeus Prutahs from the Judean Kingdom.[/QUOTE]

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