Assarion - Aspurgus under Tiberius
Features
| Issuer | Bosporan Kingdom |
|---|---|
| King |
Aspurgus (8 BC - 38 AD)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 35-37 |
| Value | Assarion (12) |
| Currency | Bosporan Units |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 6.2 g |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 326075 |
| References | Anokhin# 1419 Vladlen Opanasovych Anokhin; 2011. Античные монеты Северного Причерноморья = Antique coins of the Northern Black Sea coastal region. Stilos, Kyiv, Ukraine. Vladlen Opanasovych Anokhin; 1986. Монетное дело Боспора = Coinage of Bosporos. Наукова думка, Kyiv, Ukraine. David J. MacDonald; 2005. An introduction to the history and coinage of the Kingdom of the Bosporus: including the coinage of Panticapaeum (with Apollonia and Myrmecium), Phanagoria, Gorgippia, Sindicus Limen or the Sindoi, Nymphaeum, Theodosia and the kings of the Cimmerian Bosporus. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) , BMC Greek# 6-7 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). David R. Sear; 1982. Greek Imperial Coins and their Values - The Local Coinages of the Roman Empire. B.A. Seaby, London, United Kingdom. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). Hermann David Weber, Leonard Forrer. Descriptive catalogue of the collection of Greek coins formed by Sir Hermann Weber M.D. 1823-1918. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes). William M. Stancomb; 2000. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Great Britain / Volume 11. The William Stancomb Collection of Coins of the Black Sea region. Oxford University Press, Oxford, United Kingdom.Sergei Kovalenko; 2011. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Russia, State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts / Volume 1.1. Coins of the Black Sea Region: Ancient Coins from the Northern Black Sea Littoral. Peeters Publishers, Leuven, Belgium. |
Obverse
Head of Aspurgus right, diademed, with long hair, flanked by royal monogram with BAP ligate on left and value on right.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
BAP
IB
Unabridged legend:
βασιλέως Ἀσπoύργου
ιβʹ
Translation:
of King Aspurgos
12 [units]
Reverse
Laureate head of Tiberius, right.
Script: Greek
Lettering: ΤΙΒΕΡΙΟΥ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ
Translation: of Tiberius Caesar
Mint
Panticapaeum, Tauric Chersonesus, modern-day Kerch, UkraineComments
BMC Greek lists this type under Rhescuporis I rather than Aspurgus.
This type is generally attributed towards the end of the reign of Tiberius.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (35-37) | 
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$ 180 | |||||||||||||
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Examples of the type
Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
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Numismatik Naumann GmbH Auction 120 Lot 396 
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2 Sep 2022 | VF |
USD 58.05
(EUR 50.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Numismatik Naumann GmbH | |||||
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Roma Numismatics E-Sale 89 Lot 366
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28 Oct 2021 | VF |
USD 114.14
(GBP 85.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Roma Numismatics Limited | |||||
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Roma Numismatics E-Sale 70 Lot 146
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7 May 2020 | VF |
USD 349.13
(GBP 260.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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From the William Stancomb Collection; Ex Robert Myers List 2, February 1976 = SNG Stancomb 967 |
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| © Roma Numismatics Limited | |||||
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Multiple sales of the same specimen:
Roma NumismaticsAuction XIX Lot 128
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26 Mar 2020 | VF |
USD 590.83
(GBP 440.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Roma Numismatics Limited | |||||
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CNG Electronic Auction 255 Lot 223
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4 May 2011 | VF |
USD 140.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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CNG Mail Bid Sale 84 Lot 580
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5 May 2010 | VF |
USD 300.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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From the Alex Shubs Collection |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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CNG Mail Bid Sale 66 Lot 1018
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19 May 2004 | VF |
USD 350.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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Nomos AG obolos 8 Lot 605
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2 Dec 2017 | VF |
USD 113.73
(CHF 90.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Nomos AG | |||||
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Auctiones eAuction 55 Lot 62
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19 Mar 2017 | VF | Unsold | |
| © Auctiones GmbH | |||||
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CNG Electronic Auction 335 Lot 30
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24 Sep 2014 | VF |
USD 150.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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