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Stater - Aspurgus
| Issuer | Bosporan Kingdom |
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| Year | 36 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΡ ΒΛΤ (Translation: [coin] of King Aspurgus [year] 332) |
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Aspurgus consolidated Bosporan power by simultaneously cultivating client relationships with both Augustus and, later, Tiberius — a careful diplomatic balancing act that kept the kingdom nominally independent while Roman legions were never far from the northern Black Sea coast. His gold staters mark the beginning of a distinct dynastic coinage tradition that would continue, with increasing debasement, for over two centuries.
The regnal year 36 in the Bosporan era corresponds to 39/40 AD, placing this piece late in his reign, which ended around 38–39 AD by most scholarly reckonings.