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Æ22 - Rhoemetalkes
| Issuer | Bosporan Kingdom |
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| Year | 133-154 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a curule chair bearing a wreath upon its seat, symbolising royal authority. To the left field, a round shield with a spear is shown leaning against it, while to the right field stands a sceptre surmounted by a royal portrait head. The encircling Greek legend names the issuing king. The composition is arranged in a formal, heraldic manner characteristic of Bosporan royal bronzes of the second century AD. |
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| Reverse lettering | MH (Translation: `48` units.) |
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Rhoemetalkes ruled the Bosporan Kingdom as a client monarch under Roman oversight, his reign falling squarely within the Antonine period when Roman influence over the northern Black Sea corridor was at its administrative peak. The kingdom's bronze coinage of this era was produced locally at Panticapaeum and circulated primarily within the kingdom itself rather than across broader Roman trade networks.
RPC III 950 is documented from a relatively small number of die pairings, consistent with the limited output typical of Bosporan civic bronze at this period.