Cimmerian Bosporos
Pantikapaion, AE, 305-250 BC
Obverse: head of Pan to left
Reverse: bow and arrow, ΠAN below
Diameter 16 mm, weight 2.90 g
The minting of the Pantikapaion located in the Crimea - the strongest Greek center of this area in the classical and Hellenistic period, went through from the 4th to the 2nd century BC, significant changes in weight systems and coin style, manifested, among others, by the coexistence of coins at that time with the image of an elderly bearded gentleman and a beardless groom. The dating of the offered coin for the first 20-30 years of the 3rd century BC is quite certain thanks to the findings of archaeologists (including Prof. M. Mielczarek) analyzing the structure of the treasures of this type of coins.
