I Got That Bosporeo! (Sauromates I)

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ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 09/30/2013 4:21 pm Don't know if anyone remembers that oddball I found and posted in the GTE thread... https://goccf.com/t/147253&whichpage=131 It had just been listed for auction through Heritage even though the auction was months away (it was today). I grew attached to it over the months and so I bid. Paid more than I'd hoped to pay but I guess that's what happens when you become emotionally attached. BOSPORAN KINGDOM. Sauromates I AD 93/4-123/4 AE 48 units (29mm, 10.84 gm, 12h) Obv: diademed, draped bust of Sauromates left Rev: nike advancing left, holding wreath, flanked by mark of value M-H, all within wreath Ref: MacDonald 397/2. Dark gray patina. Smoothing in fields. Nearly Extremely Fine. Excerpts from wikipedia: Quote: Tiberius Julius Sauromates I Philocaesar Philoromaios Eusebes, also known as Sauromates I (Greek: Î¤Î¹Î²ÎÏÎ¹Î¿Ï‚ á¼¸Î¿ÏÎ»Î¹Î¿Ï‚ Î£Î±Ï.ÏÎ¿Î¼Î±Ï„Î·Ï‚ Î'' Î¦Î¹Î»ÏŒÎºÎ±Î¹ÏƒÎ±Ï Î¦Î¹Î»Î¿ÏÏŽÎ¼Î±Î¯Î¿Ï‚ EÏ.ÏƒÎµbÎ®Ï‚, Philocaesar Philoromaios Eusebes, means lover of Caesar, lover of Rome who is the Pius one, flourished the second half of the 1st century and the first half of the 2nd century, died 123) was a prince and Roman Client King of the Bosporan Kingdom. ... When Rhescuporis I died in 90, Sauromates I succeeded his father as Bosporan King and reigned until his own death in 123. He was a contemporary of the Roman Emperors Domitian, Nerva, Trajan and Hadrian. Sauromates I continued his father's legacy of rebuilding the Bosporan Kingdom. In 68, Rhescuporis I had restored the Bosporan Kingdom, previously a part of the Roman province of Moesia Inferior, as a semi-independent Roman Client State. On coins, his royal title is in Greek: Î'Î'Î£Î™Î›Î•Î©Î£ Î£Î'Î¥Î¡ÎŸÎœÎ'Î¤ÎŸÎ¥ or of King Sauromates. ... See? A BospOREO! It's another big bronze. Guess I'll post it in the ILBB thread too Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/30/2013 4:57 pm Beautiful coin glad you where able to win it. Makes a fantastic addition to your collection. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4973 Posts	Posted 09/30/2013 5:54 pm BOOM! that's what I'm talkin' 'bout! Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 09/30/2013 6:00 pm Another fab coin TIF. Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 09/30/2013 8:17 pm Hey TIF, great find and better buy. It will sit nice in your collection. I see you are favoring the big bronze coins. When you going to get the gold? The problem with someone like you is that the mundane just won't do. It has to be creative and exotic, so I suspect if you were going to buy gold it would expensive or Kushan. Report this Post to the Staff
ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 09/30/2013 8:30 pm Funny you should say that, NoobieDoo. I had my eye on some Kushan gold this week. Didn't bid on it though. Been buying too much though, gotta slow down. I have a specific theme I'm working on and a few of my bigger dollar purchases (like this) aren't part of that theme. Need to save my dough for the themed collection, getting close to complete. ('complete' being a relative and flexible thing) Doubt I'll buy gold coins any time soon. Too expensive. I'd rather find less expensive oddities in bronze or silver. Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 09/30/2013 8:40 pm Ah, the words of a fiend. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 09/30/2013 8:40 pm This OREO is much too nice to eat! It is better off to be preserved, in a numismatic collection, by someone who appreciates it, like a good collector's wine. To be honest, this is probably the best quality bronze of the Bosporan Kingdom I have seen. Museum quality. In my experience, it is easier to find gold and electrum staters of the Rheskuporises 1 and 11. I don't care how much you paid for it; it is a bargain at any any price, in this condition. Report this Post to the Staff
ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 09/30/2013 9:17 pm Thanks for the coin kudos, everyone! Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 10/01/2013 10:01 am Wpw--great coin! Strike/centering/details are excellet. Report this Post to the Staff
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