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Stater - Sauromates II Caracalla
| Issuer | Bosporan Kingdom |
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| Year | 202 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse lettering | ΗϘΥ (Translation: [year] 498) |
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| Mintage | 498 (202 AD) |
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Sauromates II ruled the Bosporan Kingdom as a client of Rome, and the paired portrait staters — showing the local dynast alongside the reigning emperor — were a deliberate political instrument, broadcasting loyalty to Rome while maintaining the fiction of independent kingship. By Caracalla's reign, this arrangement was well-established, but the Bosporan electrum had been quietly debased over generations, its gold content a fraction of what earlier Spartocid issues had carried. The 202 dating places this piece early in Sauromates II's reign, which ran until around 210 AD.