RPC VI, 2082 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 2082 (temporary)
Province Northern Black Sea
Region Bosporus
City Kingdom of the Bosporus
Reign Sauromates III
Person (obv.) Sauromates III (king)
Issue ϚΚΦ = 526 BE
Dating 229/30
Obverse inscription ΒΑϹΙΛΕωϹ ϹΑΥΡΟΜΑΤΟΥ
Edition Βασιλέως Σαυρομάτου
Translation of King Sauromates
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Sauromates III, right
Reverse inscription ϚΚΦ
Edition ϛκφʹ
Translation 526
Reverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right; to right, globe
Metal debased gold
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 6.65 g
Axis 1
Reference BMC 1, MacDonald, Bosporus 585/1
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1845,0109.60 BMC 1