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Stater - Aspurgus Augustus and Agrippa
| Issuer | Bosporan Kingdom |
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| Year | 23 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Augustus facing right, rendered in fine Hellenistic portraiture style with naturalistic wavy hair swept forward across the brow. The effigy displays strong, idealized facial features characteristic of early Imperial Roman portraiture as adapted by Bosporan die-cutters. The neck truncation is clean, set within a plain, slightly irregular circular border. The field is smooth and unlettered, the portrait occupying the majority of the flan in high relief. |
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| Reverse description | Bare head of Agrippa (attribution disputed; possibly Tiberius or Drusus) facing right, rendered in a style closely paralleling the obverse portrait. A royal monogram appears to the left of the portrait in the field, identifying the issuing authority of King Aspurgus. Below the bust, the Greek date letters ΘΙΤ denote regnal year 319 of the Bosporan Era, corresponding to 23 AD. The reverse inscription ΒΑΡ reads as an abbreviation for Basileos Aspurgou (of King Aspurgus). The composition is enclosed within a plain border conforming to the irregular hammered flan. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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