KINGS OF BOSPOROS. Sauromates I, AD 93/4-123/4. 48 Units (Bronze, 29 mm, 11.10 g, 11 h), circa 98-103/4. ΤΙΒΕΡΙΟϹ ΙΟΥΛΙΟϹ ΒΑϹΙΛΕΥϹ ϹΑΥΡΟΜΑΤΗϹ Sauromates I seated right on curule chair, holding scepter tipped with bust of Roman emperor in his left hand. Rev. ΤΕΙΜΑΙ ΒΑϹΙΛΕⲰϹ ϹΑΥΡΟΜΑΤΟΥ / Μ-Η (mark of value) Round shield with spear in centre; to left, helmet and sword in scabbard; to right, horse's head and axe. MacDonald 417. RPC III 840. Minor areas of weakness and with light doubling on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.

From the Pontos Euxeinos Collection, formed in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Leu Web Auction 19, 26-28 February 2022, 939.