RPC IV.1, 3865 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 3865 (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 ΒΑϹΙΛΕωϹ ϹΑΥΡΟΜΑΤΟΥ (facing outward)
Edition Βασιλέως Σαυρομάτου
Translation of King Sauromates
Obverse design draped bust of King Sauromates II wearing diadem, right (to right, rosette)
Reverse inscription Β (in r. field)
Edition βʹ
Translation 2
Reverse design King Sauromates II on horseback, right, carrying transverse spear, raising right hand; to left, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 16.36 g
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference Frolova, pp. 184–6, pl. XXXV.26–7, pl. XXXVI.1–22 and pl. XXXVII.1–6, 8, Cop 66
Specimens 52 (14 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Moscow: Inv. 4621
2 2     Moscow: Inv. 4622 Frolova, p. 185, pl. XXXV.26
3 3     St Petersburg: 28575
4 4     Moscow: Inv. 4646
5 5     Moscow: Inv. 4623 Frolova, p. 185, pl. XXXV.27
6 6     St Petersburg: 28584 Frolova, p. 185, pl. XXXVI.1
7 7     Moscow: Inv. 4625 Frolova, p. 185, pl. XXXVI.2
8 8     Moscow: Inv. 4624 Frolova, p. 185, pl. XXXVI.3
9 9     St Petersburg: 28573 Frolova, p. 185, pl. XXXVI.4
10 10     St Petersburg: 28574 Frolova, p. 185, pl. XXXVI.5
11 11     Moscow: Inv. 4628 Frolova, p. 185, pl. XXXVI.6
12 12     St Petersburg: 28576 Frolova, p. 185, pl. XXXVI.7
13 13     Moscow: Inv. 4627 Frolova, p. 185, pl. XXXVI.8
14 14     St Petersburg: 28578 Frolova, p. 185, pl. XXXVI.9
15 15     Moscow: Inv. 4629 Frolova, p. 185, pl. XXXVI.10
16 16     St Petersburg: 28582 Frolova, p. 185, pl. XXXVI.11
17 17     St Petersburg: 28583 Frolova, p. 185, pl. XXXVI.12
18 18     St Petersburg: 28580 Frolova, p. 185, pl. XXXVI.13
19 19     Moscow: Inv. 4630 Frolova, p. 185, pl. XXXVI.14
20 20     Moscow: Inv. 4632 Frolova, p. 185, pl. XXXVI.16
21 21     Moscow: Inv. 4634 Frolova, p. 185, pl. XXXVI.17
22 22     Moscow: Inv. 4633 Frolova, p. 185, pl. XXXVI.18
23 23     St Petersburg: 28585 Frolova, p. 185, pl. XXXVI.15
24 24     St Petersburg: 28586 Frolova, p. 185, pl. XXXVI.19
25 25     St Petersburg: 28587 Frolova, p. 185, pl. XXXVI.20
26 26     St Petersburg: 28570 Frolova, p. 186, pl. XXXVI.21
27 27     St Petersburg: 28571 Frolova, p. 186, pl. XXXVI.22
28 28     St Petersburg: 28572 Frolova, p. 186, pl. XXXVII.1
29 29     Moscow: Inv. 4635 Frolova, p. 186, pl. XXXVII.2
30 30     St Petersburg: 28589 Frolova, p. 186, pl. XXXVII.3
31 31     St Petersburg: 28568 Frolova, p. 186, pl. XXXVII.4
32 32     Odessa
33 33     St Petersburg: 28569 Frolova, p. 186, pl. XXXVII.5
34 34     Moscow: Inv. 4626 Frolova, p. 186, pl. XXXVII.6
35 35     Odessa Frolova, p. 186, pl. XXXVII.8
36 36     NY: 1944.100.41087
37 37     P: 238
38 38     P: 239
39 39     P: 240
40 40     P: 241
41 41     P: Delepierre
42 42     Mu: on reverse, B in exergue rather than in r. field
43 43     Cop: 66
44 44     C: McClean 7395 McClean III, 7395, pl. 251.16
45 45     ✸ O
46 46     SNG Stancomb 993
47 47     SNG Stancomb 994
48 48     B: Fox, authenticity doubtful: cast?
49 49     B: Graf Prokesch-Osten, with gold cover
50 50     B: B-I
51 51     B: (Löbb)
52 52     Ebay tilubi-0 (March 2023)