KINGS of BOSPORUS. Aspurgus, with Tiberius. AD 14/5-37/8. Æ 12 Units (21.5mm, 6.51 g, 11h). Struck AD 35-37. Good VF.

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Lot: 285. Estimated: $ 150

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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KINGS of BOSPORUS. Aspurgus, with Tiberius. AD 14/5-37/8. Æ 12 Units (21.5mm, 6.51 g, 11h). Struck AD 35-37. Laureate head of Tiberius right / Diademed head of Aspurgus right; monogram to right; IB (mark of value) to left. Frolova & Ireland Type I, Variation IV, pl. XLIV, 9-13; RPC I 1903A.1 (this coin); Anokhin 319; MacDonald 301. Brown surfaces, slightly off center, cleaning marks. Good VF. Superior to any of the Frolova plate coins.

Ex Alberto Campana Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 64, 17 May 2012), lot 2438; Hirsch 214 (15 February 2001), lot 1606.


Closing Date and Time: 20 November 2024 at 11:34:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.