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IV.1, 3877 (temporary)
Image of specimen #1
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/3877
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Volume
IV.1
Number
3877 (temporary)
Province
Northern Black Sea
Region
Bosporus
City
Kingdom of the Bosporus
Reign
Sauromates II
Person (obv.)
Sauromates II (king)
Dating
186–196
Obverse inscription
ΒΑϹΙΛ
Ε
ω
Ϲ ϹΑΥΡΟΜΑΤΟΥ
Edition
Βασιλέως Σαυρομάτου
Translation
of King Sauromates
Obverse design
draped bust of King Sauromates II wearing diadem, right
Reverse inscription
Β (in r. field)
Edition
βʹ
Translation
2
Reverse design
in centre, round shield with upright spear; to left, helmet, right, sword in sheath and star; to right, head of horse, right, and axe
Metal
copper-based alloy
Average diameter
29 mm
Average weight
14.74 g
Reference
Frolova, pp. 188–9, pl. XXXVIII.10
Specimens
2 (0 in the core collections)
Specimens of this coin type
Number
Number
Obverse
Reverse
Museum
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Diameter
Weight
Axis
Note
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1
1
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St Petersburg: 28601
26
11.52
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2
2
Frolova, p. 189, pl. XXXVIII.10
31
17.95
Rev.: GIC 63 (Septimius Severus, laureate, bearded bust r. (mainly on reverse))
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