RPC IV.1, 3850 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 3850 (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 in laurel wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Reference Frolova, p. 182, pl. XXXIV.38–9
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Moscow: Inv. 4607 Frolova, p. 182, pl. XXXIV.38
2 2     ✸ St Petersburg: 28562 Frolova, p. 182, pl. XXXIV.39
3 3     St Petersburg: 28563
4 4     Odessa