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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 1734219, member: 44183&quot;]<font size="3"><span style="color: #0000ff">Doug, my favourite brother =&gt; hey, here&#039;s one for ya:</span></font></p><p><font size="3"><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></font></p><p><font size="3"><span style="color: #0000ff">Here are two Sauromates&#039; coins:</span></font></p><p><font size="3"><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></font></p><p><font size="3"><span style="color: #0000ff"></span></font><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="3"><b>48 units</b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="3"><b></b></font><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Bosporian Kings, Sauromates I</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">- Implements of </font><font face="Arial">Battle</font><font face="Arial"> –</font></span></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Æ 48 Units </span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Date: circa 98-104 AD</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Size: 27.94 mm</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Weight: 9.49 grams</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Obverse: TIBEPIOC IOYΛIOC BACIΛEYC CAYPOMATHC, Sauromates seated right on curule chair, holding sceptre tipped with the head of Trajan</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Reverse: TEIMAI BACIΛEωC CAYPOMATOY, Round shield with spear, surrounded by battle axe, horse head, helmet, and sword in scabbard, mark of denomination (MH) below</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="3"><font face="Arial"><span style="color: #000000">Attribution: MacDonald 417</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="3"></font><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Description: A nice example with light tooling and smoothing typical for this issue. VF/VF</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">[ATTACH]271670.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]271671.vB[/ATTACH]</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="3"><b>144 units</b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="3"><b></b></font><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">KINGS of BOSPOROS</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Sauromates II Æ 144 Units</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Circa AD 174/5-210/1</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Dameter: 25 mm</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Weight: 9.64 grams</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Obverse: Diademed and draped bust right; rosette before</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Reverse: Eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in beak; c/m: laureate head of Septimius Severus right, within circular incuse</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Reference: MacDonald 544/2; Anokhin 618a; for c/m: Howgego 63</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="3"><font face="Arial"><span style="color: #000000">Other: 12h … Near VF, tan-brown surfaces</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="3"><font face="Arial"><br /></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="3"><font face="Arial"><span style="color: #000000">Ex Lanz 121 (</span></font><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">22 November 2004), lot 193</font></span></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">[ATTACH]271672.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]271673.vB[/ATTACH]</font></span></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><span style="color: #0000ff">ummm, what would that trade in assarions?</span></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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