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Stater - Aspurgus Augustus and Agrippa
| Issuer | Bosporan Kingdom |
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| Year | 33 |
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| Value | Stater (1) |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Augustus facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic portrait tradition with short curling hair and naturalistic features. The portrait displays the characteristic idealized yet individualistic style of Bosporan royal coinage, with a strong jawline and prominent neck. No legend or inscription appears on the obverse. The effigy is set within a plain circular border typical of Bosporan gold staters of this period. |
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| Reverse description | Bare head of Agrippa (alternatively identified as 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, while the Bosporan regnal date ΘΚΤ (year 329 of the Bosporan era, corresponding to 33 AD) is inscribed below. The abbreviated legend ΒΑΡ, denoting the reigning king Aspurgus, accompanies the date formula. The composition follows the standard Bosporan practice of pairing Roman imperial or associated portraits with local dynastic inscriptions. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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