Sestertius - Kotys II

Kotys II ruled the Bosporan Kingdom as a client of Rome, and coins of his reign reflect that dependency — Bosporan bronze of this period was effectively a local token currency operating under Roman imperial sanction rather than any autonomous monetary policy. His reign falls within a stretch of Bosporan history where succession was frequently contested and Roman approval was the deciding factor in who actually kept the throne.

The Anokhin 1632 attribution places this among the scarcer civic bronzes of the period; Bosporan copper rarely accumulated in hoards the way silver did, so attrition rates were high.