RPC IV.1, 3852 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 3852 (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
Edition Βασιλέως Σαυρομάτου
Translation of King Sauromates
Obverse design King Sauromates II galloping, right, brandishing spear, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗ
Edition μηʹ
Translation 48
Reverse design in laurel wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 8.37 g
Reference Frolova, p. 182, pl. XXXV.1–2
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Moscow: Inv. 4606 Frolova, p. 182, pl. XXXV.1
2 2     ✸ St Petersburg: 18561 Frolova, p. 182, pl. XXXV.2 (rev.)