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Stater - Kotys I Claudius and Nero
| Uitgever | Bosporan Kingdom (Bosporos) |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 59 |
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| Oriëntatie | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Laureate and draped bust of the Emperor Nero facing right, rendered in a youthful portrait style. Behind the bust appears the dynastic monogram of the Bosporan king Kotys I, accompanied by a pellet. The Bosporan regnal era date ΕΝΤ (equivalent to 355 of the Bosporan era, corresponding to 59 AD) is inscribed below the bust. The combination of the Roman imperial portrait with the local dynastic monogram is a hallmark of Bosporan coinage of this period, reflecting the kingdom's dual Roman and local identity. |
| Schrift keerzijde | Greek |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Kotys I ruled the Bosporan Kingdom as a client king under Rome, and this stater captures the precise moment that relationship crystallized under Nero. The joint portrait issue — a Bosporan dynast paired with a reigning emperor — was a deliberate political gesture, not a minting convention. Bosporos had long used gold staters as instruments of diplomatic alignment, and the 59 AD issues fall within the period when Nero's early reign was still managed largely by Seneca and Burrus, making Roman-Bosporan relations unusually stable.
The gold content of Bosporan staters would steadily degrade over subsequent reigns, making early issues like this one among the last struck at near-full purity.