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Coin type (temporary №) 3806

Record reference: http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3806/12/
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Coin type
Temporary Number 3806
City; Province; Region Kings of Bosporus; Northern Black Sea; Kings of Bosporus
Date 180–192
Obverse design draped bust of Sauromates II wearing diadem, r.; (to r., club)
Obverse inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΑΥΡΟΜΑΤΟΥ (facing outward)
Reverse design laureate head of Commodus wearing paludamentum, r.; (to r., star)
Reverse inscription ΕΠΥ
Metal Gold
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 7.66 g
Average die-axis 12
Type reference Frolova, p. 171, pl. XXX.4-14
Correction
Specimens of this coin type
# Reference Diameter Weight Axis Image
1 Moscow, State Historical Museum, Inv. 484 (= Frolova, p. 171, pl. XXX.4, rev. with star) 19 mm 7.54 g None
2 Moscow, State Historical Museum, Inv. 485 (= Frolova, p. 171, pl. XXX.6) 20 mm 7.70 g None
3 Petersburg, Hermitage 862 20 mm 7.58 g None
4 P 221 (= Frolova, p. 171, pl. XXX.7, obv. with club) 20 mm 7.68 g 12 None
5 Private coll., Moscow (= Frolova, p. 171, pl. XXX.8) 7.66 g None
6 Odessa Museum 52084 (= Frolova, p. 171, pl. XXX.9) 19 mm 7.76 g None
7 Petersburg, Hermitage 858 (= Frolova, p. 171, pl. XXX.10, rev. with star) 20 mm 7.57 g None
8 Petersburg, Hermitage 859 (= Frolova, p. 171, pl. XXX.5 rev. only) 20 mm 7.69 g None
9 Petersburg, Hermitage 860 (= Frolova, p. 171, pl. XXX.11) 20 mm 7.63 g None
10 L (= Frolova, p. 171, pl. XXX.12) 19 mm 7.86 g None
11 Petersburg, Hermitage 861 (= Frolova, p. 171, pl. XXX.14 rev. only) 20 mm 7.54 g None
12 V 15215 (= Frolova, p. 171, pl. XXX.13, obv. with club) 20 mm 7.74 g 12 Pictured

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