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Stater - Aspurgus Augustus and Agrippa
| Issuer | Bosporan Kingdom |
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| Year | 27 |
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| Value | Stater (1) |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Augustus facing right, rendered in high relief with naturalistically detailed hair falling in short locks across the forehead, consistent with official Roman imperial portraiture. The effigy is positioned centrally within a plain border, occupying the majority of the flan. The portrait exhibits the idealized but individualized style characteristic of early Julio-Claudian coinage as adopted in the Bosporan Kingdom. No legend appears on the obverse, the design relying solely on the recognizable imperial likeness. The flan shows the irregular edges typical of hammered gold coinage of this period and region. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΡ ΓΚΤ (Translation: of King Aspurgus, 323) |
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