EL Stater from Bosphorus Kingdom

Neat EL Stater 7.76g/19mm. 50/50 AR/AV composition (dated HOV=181AD

obv/ Bosphoran King Sauromates II 174-210AD
rev/ Roman Emperor Commodus 180-92AD (to me looks more like Marcus Aurelius!)

 

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Fantastic!

 

Fantastic piece!

 

You are buying way too many awesome coins panzerman!

 

Wow!!

 

I agree with everything already said.

 

I got that one, three years ago. I had to set my alarm clock for 4:00AM/ since auction stated at 4:00/ my lot was #12, so had to be sure not to miss it! Last week/ the bloody computer froze during a "Heritage Auctions" Tuesday internet US obsolete currency session/ because of that I lost my lot. One good thing is that, the computer (brain) in our body never has that problem
Thanks for all your kind comments....kinda nice after working all day in persistant light rain....trimming cedar hedges.

 

Id argue that.. my brain freezes all the time!! What do you do during the winter months if you dont mind me asking?

 

Yeah, the external brains are good, but they can get fussy.

 

During the Winter....
Walk the dog/ snowmobile/ collect coins/ lift weights/ and my wife makes me do house cleaning also bake homemade cinnamon buns (have four at breakfast each and every morning) almost forgot/ have to sort out my butterfly/moth trade for FDC Roman aurei!

 

Ohhh I think Ive seen your cinnamon buns posted here before. Send some my way

 

Heck, I would invite you over for some with coffee/ then show you my collection!

 

Panzerman-- I'm really looking forward to seeing your Roman aureii which you are receiving in trade for part of your butterfly/moth collection. It sounds like you are getting some spectacular coins!

 

Spectacular, Panzerman!

 

I never would have guessed that a butterfly collection would have that much value! I know lots of people here have other interests, but I know which one I would choose

Do you have a couple pictures of your butterfly collection to share? Seems like an interesting/unusual sort of thing that might be cool to see, especially if it is high enough quality to trade for Roman gold!

 

Simply wonderful!! Congrats again @panzerman !!!

 

An unusual feature of the Bosporus coinage is that the legends read from counterclockwise - they may well be nearly unique in that aspect.

 

Another fantastic golden winner, panzerdawg ... oh, and when my computer freezes I merely bring it inside the house!

I'm sure that I've posted these examples before, but that's never stopped me from posting them again (and again) ...

Kings of Bosporos Sauromates II

... both have cool Sep-Sev counter-punches

 

Counterclockwise legends can be found on some Roman Imperial coins as well. Here's an example borrowed from @David Atherton's Forvm gallery:

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-4186



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My one Bosporan EL stater has a CCW legend and a fun pedigree: ex Jed Clampett
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/we...septimius-severus-stater.269821/#post-2257464


KINGS OF BOSPORUS, Sauromates II
Bosporan Era 495 (CE 198/9)
EL stater, 19 mm, 7.72 gm, 12h
Obv: BACIΛЄωC CAVPOMATOV; diademed and draped bust of Sauromates right
Rev: laureate head of Septimius Severus right; pellet to right; ЄЧV (date) below
Ref: Frolova p. 177 and pl. XXXIII, 9-10 (same dies as illustrations); Anokhin 576a; MacDonald 506/2
ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams collection
ex Buddy Ebsen Collection (Superior, 7 June 1987, lot 4114)

 

congrats on your coin, i like this style, there are also Hadrians types, so maybe one day ....