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3 Units - Polemon I/Dynamis
| Issuer | Bosporan Kingdom |
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| Year | 8 BC - 8 AD |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A laureate wreath and palm branch are combined in a radiate wheel-like device at the center of the field, rendered as an elaborate monogram or civic symbol. To the right of the central device appears a royal or civic monogram in Greek characters, with the numeral Γ (gamma, denoting the mark of value '3') positioned below it. The entire design is contained within a plain beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | Γ |
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Polemon I of Pontus was installed as king of the Bosporan Kingdom by Mark Antony around 14 BC, a political appointment that placed a foreign dynast over a region Rome needed stabilized but could not conveniently administer directly. His queen, Dynamis — granddaughter of Mithridates VI — carried the native legitimacy he lacked, which is precisely why her name appears alongside his on this issue. After Polemon's death in 8 BC fighting the Aspurgiani, Dynamis continued to rule in her own right, making the joint attribution of this type span two distinct political arrangements across its production window.