Another Type of Griffin Image on the Bosporan Coins
The focus of the present paper is a way of representation of griffin on the Panticapaeum gold coins that date back up to the 4th century BC. This monetary type is well-known since mid-19th century. Still, the only exemplar found was a single coin of hemistater. Through the online resource “The catalogue-archive of the Bosporan Coins” (http://bosporan-kingdom.com) another similar item has been revealed. Now there are five different types of griffin presented in the Bosporan coinage. The problem of dating of these hemistaters is also under consideration. The most possible moment of their minting is supposed to be the period of 319-310 BC, concurrently with the last group (group 6) of the gold staters. Together these two form a coin line of nominals.