335, Lot: 67. Estimate $200. Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of BOSPOROS. Rheskouporis I – Sauromates II. Lot of four (4) coins.
1) Rheskouporis I. AD 68/9-92/3. Æ 48 Units (29mm, 11.45 g, 12h). Rheskouporis standing right, spurning bound captive; second bound captive to left, trophy to right / Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; M H (mark of value) across field. MacDonald 360; RPC II 473.
2) Sauromates I. AD 93/4-123/4. Æ 48 Units (26mm, 11.20 g, 5h). Diademed and draped bust right / MH within wreath. MacDonald 398/5.
3) Sauromates I. AD 93/4-123/4. Æ 48 Units (26mm, 8.63g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / Shield, spear, axe, horse’s head, helmet, and sword in scabbard; MH below. MacDonald 401/2.
4) Sauromates II. Circa AD 174/5-210/1. Æ 48 Units (20mm, 4.59 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / MH within wreath. MacDonald 518/1. Fine to Near VF, rough surfaces.
From a European Collection of Coins of the Northern Black Sea.