In 2015, scientists were able to find out when this artifact had been approximately crafted. M.Yu. Traister and B.A. Raev found a Greek dotted inscription in the crossguard lower part that adjoined the blade. It was not visible when the dagger was sheathed. 

The inscription was made with a punch — a special tool; in ancient times, convex-concave images and ornaments were embossed on yielding materials: metal, leather, and clay.

 
As for the date, the year is 238. It can refer to either the Seleucid era (from the fall of 312 BC) or the Pontic era (from 297 BC). Thus, according to the Seleucid era, the date falls to 74 BC, and according to the Pontic era, to 59 BC. It is difficult to decide in favor of one of the eras: the dagger was most likely crafted in Asia Minor or beyond its eastern borders, and both dates coincide with the dating of the burial. 

 
The crossguard is made in the shape of a straight gold holder rolled into an ellipsoid. It is decorated with five grooves: they encircle the object with two ribbons. A blade used to be coming from the crossguard holder; the crossbar has preserved traces of the wooden sheathing; traces of a bone sheathing are visible on the shaft of the handle. The sword from KOsika burial might not have a pommel or decorative top. However, it belongs to rare examples of ceremonial weapons. The buried person, most likely, was granted it either as a gift for service, or as booty during the campaign of the Bosporan king Pharnaces to Asia Minor in 49–47 BC. 

 
In 2005, the sword crossguard and other items were exhibited at the Astrakhan Steppe Treasures show at the National Museum of the Palazzo Venezia in Rome.