Roman Provincial coin – HCR137669

Obverse

Inscription:

ΒΑϹΙΛΕωϹ ΚΟΤΥΟϹ

Design:

Bust of Cotys II, diademed and draped, right

Inscription:

ΚΥ

Design:

Head of Hadrian, laureate, right

Period

Roman Provincial

Dynasty

Tiberian-Julian

Reign

Cotys II

Person

Hadrian, 117 – 138 CE (ruler/authority) , Cotys II, King, 123 - 131 CE (ruler/authority)

Mint

Kingdom of the Bosporus (Roman Provincial)

Denomination

Stater

Material

gold

Technique

struck

Dating

AD 123/124

Weight (g)

7.8

Axis

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

1935

Source

Sir Arthur Evans (ex Sir John Evans)

Acquisition credit

Presented by Sir Arthur Evans, 1935.

Reference

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