| Issuer | Bosporan Kingdom |
|---|---|
| King |
Sauromates II (174-210)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 182-192 |
| Value | 2 Denarii (120) |
| Currency | Bosporan Units |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 16.30 g |
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 485447 |
| References | Anokhin# 1884 Vladlen Opanasovych Anokhin; 2011. Античные монеты Северного Причерноморья = Antique coins of the Northern Black Sea coastal region. Stilos, 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. |
Bust of King Sauromates II to right.
Script: Greek
Lettering: ΒΑϹΙΛΕωϹ ϹΑΥΡοΜΑΤοΥ
Translation: [coin] of King Sauromates
Naked Hercules with a lion skin thrown over his shoulders to the right, holding the Ceryneian hind with his left hand, swinging a club with his right; marks of value (* B) across the field.
Script: Greek
Lettering: * B
Unabridged legend: * βʹ
Translation: 2 Denarii
Dating according to Anokhin.
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