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Stater - Sauromates I Hadrian
| Issuer | Bosporan Kingdom (Bosporos) |
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| Year | 124 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Sauromates I ruled the Bosporan Kingdom as a client king under Roman authority, and these staters reflect that arrangement directly — the obverse carries the portrait of the reigning Roman emperor while the Bosporan king appears on the reverse, a visual hierarchy that left no ambiguity about who held ultimate power. The series continued a gold coinage tradition the Bosporan kings had maintained almost uninterrupted since the late first century BC, remarkable for a peripheral kingdom that outlasted dozens of more prominent neighbors.
By 124 AD, Hadrian was mid-way through his extensive provincial tours, and Roman engagement with the Black Sea client states was active policy rather than passive oversight.