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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2398804, member: 42773&quot;]I have but one contribution to this thread at the moment, a bronze of Thothorses with Diocletian. This is one of those ornery coins that has a glossy patina. The top image is the color, the lower image is the detail. It really is a great coin in hand - maybe I should try imaging it again.</p><p><br /></p><p>I remember reading somewhere that a goodly amount of lead found its way into the alloy of Thothorses&#039; bronzes. Does anyone know more about this?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]493865[/ATTACH]</p><p><b> <font size="3">Bosporan Kingdom, Tiberius Julius Thothorses, c. AD 278-308/9 </font></b></p><p><font size="3"> AE Stater, 20mm, 7.6g, 12h; Uncertain mint (Panticapaeum?), AD 290.</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΘΟΘΩΡΣΟΥ; Diademed, draped bust of king right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: Laureate head of Diocletian right, tamga in right field // ΖΠΦ (587 = 290 AD). </font></p><p><font size="3">Reference: cf. Anokhin 735, Mionnet 2, 160ff.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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