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Stater - Kotys I Claudius and Britannicus
| Issuer | Bosporan Kingdom (Bosporos) |
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| Year | 50 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of the Roman emperor Claudius facing right, rendered in a bold, somewhat provincial Hellenistic style characteristic of Bosporan royal coinage. The portrait features a wreath of laurel leaves over close-cropped hair, with well-defined facial features including a prominent chin and strong profile. The field is plain and unlettered, with no surrounding legend, consistent with Bosporan stater types of this period. The flan is slightly irregular, as is typical of hammered gold issues from the Panticapaeum mint. |
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| Reverse lettering | ϚΜΤ (Translation: 346) |
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Kotys I ruled the Bosporan Kingdom as a client king under Rome, and this stater belongs to the brief window when Claudius and Britannicus appeared together in Bosporan royal coinage — a striking reflection of how thoroughly the dynasty aligned itself with the reigning imperial house. Britannicus was stripped of his succession rights and died in 55 AD, likely poisoned by Nero, which makes any joint issue naming him inherently short-lived by political necessity.
The Bosporan gold stater series is one of the longest-running coinages in the ancient world, stretching from the first century BC into the fourth AD. Anokhin 1436 is among the earlier issues in Kotys I's reign, which ran from approximately 45 to 68 AD.