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Sestertius - Kotys II
| Uitgever | Bosporan Kingdom (Bosporos) |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 129-130 |
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| Gewicht | 6.00 g |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | A laurel wreath encircles the central field, its branches tied at the base and arching symmetrically to frame the denominational inscription. Within the wreath, the Greek numeral ΛΗ appears prominently in the upper field, with the letters ΩΝ (or partial legend) beneath, together denoting the coin's value of 48 units within the Bosporan reckoning system. The wreath motif is a hallmark of Bosporan bronze coinage and is rendered with characteristic provincial boldness. The border of the flan shows the irregular outline typical of hammered Bosporan issues. |
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| Rand | Plain |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Kotys II ruled the Bosporan Kingdom as a client king under Rome, and his coinage reflects that dependency precisely — his issues were struck in parallel with Hadrian's imperial visit to the eastern provinces, a tour that reshaped client relationships across the Black Sea littoral. The Bosporan sestertius denomination was itself an adaptation of Roman monetary vocabulary applied to a Greek civic tradition, producing a hybrid coinage that satisfied neither system fully but functioned adequately in the grain-trade economy that made the Cimmerian Bosporus strategically indispensable to Rome.
Anokhin's cataloguing of this type identified meaningful die linkages across the 129–130 issues, suggesting a concentrated mint effort rather than continuous production.