Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Stater - Aspurgus
| Issuer | Bosporan Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Year | 17 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Bare head of Aspurgus, king of the Bosporan Kingdom, facing right, with short wavy hair rendered in a style closely echoing Roman imperial portraiture. To the left of the portrait appears the royal monogram surmounting the legend ΒΑΡ (abbreviation of ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΣΠΟΥΡΓΟΥ, 'of King Aspurgus'), while below the truncation the regnal date ΓΙΤ (year 313 of the Bosporan era, corresponding to 17 AD) is inscribed within an exergual panel. The composition is unbordered and struck on a slightly irregular planchet typical of hammered Bosporan gold coinage. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΡ ΓΙΤ (Translation: [coin] of King Aspurgus [year] 313) |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | 313 (17 AD) - ΓΙΤ |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |