Bosporus

The Cimmerian Bosporus produced a distinctive series of silver and bronze issues, often pairing local rulers with portraits of Roman emperors. These coins circulated widely around the Black Sea region and are prized today for their unusual iconography and historical connections to both Greek and Roman worlds.

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WG 2601 — Kotys III

KOTYS III. 228–235 AD. Ar Stater. BACIAEWC KOTVOC. Bust of Kotys III right. ® Laureate bust of Severus Alexander right, HKO in ex. GIC 5489. From this period the portraits were crude in design. Rare.

£80.00