RPC III, 836

 

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 836
Province Northern Black Sea
Region Bosporus
City Kingdom of the Bosporus
Reign Sauromates I
Person (obv.) Sauromates I (king)
Issue Bronze: second series, third group
Dating AD 98/102
Obverse inscription ΤΙ ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ ΒΑϹΙΛΕΩϹ ϹΑΥΡΟΜΑΤΟΥ, ΜΗ
Edition Τι(βέριος) Ἰούλιος βασιλεὺς Σαυρομάτου μηʹ
Translation of Tiberius Julius king Sauromates, 48
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Sauromates I, right facing bust of queen, left
Reverse inscription ΤΕΙΜΑΙ ΒΑϹΙΛΕωϹ ϹΑΥΡΟΜΑΤΟΥ, ΜΗ
Edition τειμᾷ βασιλέως Σαυρομάτου μηʹ
Translation the honours of King Sauromates, 48
Reverse design shield with spear in centre; helmet and sword in scabbard, left; horse’s head and axe, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Reference Frolova Coinage, p. 117. 1; Frolova Monetnoe p. 248. 1; Anokhin 439
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Note Average weight of 836-838: 13.25 g (7)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1 –3     See Frolova Coinage, p. 117 and pl. IX, 10; Frolova Monetnoe p. 248 and pl. XLII, 23