RPC IV.1, 3849 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 3849 (temporary)
Province Northern Black Sea
Region Bosporus
City Kingdom of the Bosporus
Reign Sauromates II
Person (obv.) Sauromates II (king)
Dating 174–186
Obverse inscription ΒΑϹΙΛΕωϹ ϹΑΥΡΟΜΑΤΟΥ
Obverse design King Sauromates II on horseback, right, carrying transverse spear, raising right hand
Reverse inscription ΜΗ
Reverse design curule chair surmounted by laurel wreath; to left, round shield surmounted by head of horse, left; to right, helmet, right, sword in sheath; in exergue to right, axe
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 12
Reference Frolova, p. 181–2, pl. XXXIV.36–7,
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Moscow: Inv. 4602 Frolova, p. 182, pl. XXXIV.36
2 2     Moscow: Inv. 4604
3 3     Moscow: Inv. 4603 Frolova, p. 182, pl. XXXIV.37
4 4     ✸ P: 266