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Æ21 - Claudius C I F ANNO LXXXVII
| Issuer | Sinope (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 41-42 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Four lines of Latin inscription enclosed within a laurel wreath, the branches tied at the base with a ribbon. The wreath frames the colonial dating formula referencing the year LXXXVII of the Sinopean era, indicating the city's status as a Roman colony (Colonia Iulia Felix). The field is otherwise plain, with the wreath filling the entire reverse design area in a format typical of Roman colonial bronzes of Paphlagonia. |
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Sinope held an unusual status among Black Sea colonies — founded by Miletus, captured by Mithridates VI, then absorbed into Rome's provincial system as a Roman colony under Julius Caesar in 46 BC. The dating formula visible in this coin's inscription, ANNO LXXXVII (year 87), counts from that Caesarean colonial foundation, placing the strike precisely in 41–42 AD under Claudius. The colonial era dating system at Sinope was rigorous enough that RPC editors could anchor these bronzes to single-year windows with confidence.