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Stater - Sauromates II Septimius Severus
| Issuer | Bosporan Kingdom |
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| Year | 194 |
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| Currency | Bosporan Stater (14-337) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of King Sauromates II facing right, depicted with a long flowing beard and wild, radiate-style hair, rendered in a provincial Hellenistic manner. The effigy is set within a beaded border that frames the entire obverse field. A circular Greek legend surrounds the portrait, reading clockwise from the upper right. The overall style reflects the syncretism of Bosporan royal portraiture, blending local Sarmatian characteristics with Greco-Roman artistic conventions. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΒΑϹΙΛΕωϹ ϹΑΥΡοΜΑΤοΥ (Translation: [coin] of King Sauromates) |
| Reverse description | Draped and laureate bust of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus facing right, rendered in a provincial style consistent with Bosporan coinage of the late 2nd century AD. The portrait shows a bearded effigy with curling hair beneath a laurel wreath, referencing the imperial iconography of Rome. A six-pointed star or asterisk mark appears to the right of the bust in the field, serving as a reverse variety distinguishing mark. The Bosporan regnal year numeral ϘV (490 of the Bosporan Era, corresponding to 194 AD) is inscribed prominently in the lower field within the beaded border. |
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