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Stater - Aspurgus
| Issuer | Bosporan Kingdom |
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| Year | 15 |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Augustus facing right, rendered in fine Hellenistic portraiture style with naturalistic, short-cropped hair. The effigy occupies the central field with no surrounding legend. The portrait closely follows Roman Imperial iconographic conventions adapted for Bosporan coinage, with a strong, idealized facial profile. The flan is slightly irregular, characteristic of hammered gold staters of the early Bosporan Kingdom. |
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| Reverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Aspurgus, King of the Bosporan Kingdom, facing right, wearing a laurel wreath and a cuirass visible at the shoulder. To the left of the bust, the Greek legend ΒΑΡ (abbreviation for ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, 'of the King') appears in two lines with the regnal year notation ΑΙΤ (year 311 of the Bosporan era, corresponding to 15 AD) below. The portrait exhibits a robust, individualized style reflecting both Hellenistic and Roman influences characteristic of Bosporan dynastic coinage. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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