| Oslo Myntgalleri AS > Auction 37 | Auction date: 25 November 2023 |
| Lot number: 1602 Price realized: 16,000 NOK (Approx. 1,496 USD / 1,368 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: KINGS of BOSPOROS. Kytos II, with Hadrian. EL stater (7,49 g). Dated Bosporan Era 428 = AD 131/2. BACIΛЄѠC KOTVOC, Diademed and draped bust of Kotys right, club before / Laureate head of Hadrian right; HKY (date) below. Ex Jewelry. Filed around edge and heavily tooled/polished in reverse field. Attractively toned. Very rare., RPC III 888, Anokhin 478a, Grade: 1+, From the inventory of a Swedish dealer Starting price: 3500 NOK |  |
Match 1:
| Nomos AG > obolos 30 | Auction date: 17 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 345 Price realized: 420 CHF (Approx. 485 USD / 441 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: KINGS OF BOSPOROS. Rheskuporis II with Caracalla, 211-226. Stater (Electrum, 18.5 mm, 7.74 g, 12 h), year IΦ = 510 = 212-213. BACIΛEΩC PHCKOYΠOPIΔOC Diademed and draped bust of Rheskuporis II to right. Rev. IΦ Laureate head of Caracalla to right; in field to right, trident. Anokin 630B. Frolova pg. 199, pl. 44, 37. SNG Pushkin 1648. Good very fine. From the collection of Pavlo Skoropadskyi, ex Obolos 13, 15 June 2019, 510. Starting price: 250 CHF |  |
Match 2:
| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3113 | Auction date: 8 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 31021 Price realized: 9,000 USD (Approx. 8,204 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients BOSPORAN KINGDOM. Mithradates III (AD 39/40-44/5), with Claudius I. AV stater (24mm, 7.92 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5, die shift. Dated Bosporan Era 337 (AD 40/1). Laureate head of Claudius I right / BACIΛEΩ-C MIΘP-IΔATOY•, Nike advancing left, wreath in outstretched right hand, palm cradled in left arm; Z-ΛΤ (date) across fields. Anokhin 328 (same dies). MacDonald 309. RPC I 1908A. Intriguing portrait on an immense, satiny flan. Extremely rare, with this and only one other specimen in sales archives for this date. Ex Triton XXV (11 January 2022), lot 639. The Bosporan Kingdom, known for its strategic and influential position, was an ancient state located in eastern Crimea and the Taman Peninsula. Spanning the shores between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, the Bosporan Kingdom was a prominent center of trade and cultural exchange from the 5th century BC until the 4th century AD. This dynamic node of mingling cultures was the first historically recorded state in the region to render tribute to the might of ancient Rome, earning it recognition and special status from its powerful western ally. Hellenistic in origin, the kingdom was a melting pot where Greek, Persian, Scythian, Roman, and indigenous traditions intermingled, creating a vibrant and diverse cultural milieu. Rich in grain and fish, it was affectionately referred to as the "Granary of Greece," with its bountiful exports feeding the burgeoning Hellenistic world. The portraiture on Bosporan coinage is, at times, ambiguous, likely intentionally. Although the obverse of this type is traditionally described bearing Claudius I, the same style portrait can be found on the coins minted a year earlier, under Gaius (Caligula). As such, this instead could be a Romanized or idealized portrait of Mithradates III. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-bosporan-kingdom-mithradates-iii-ad-39-40-44-5-with-claudius-i-av-stater-24mm-792-gm-12h-ngc-choi/a/3113-31021.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3113-01082024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 10000-15000 USD |  |
Match 3:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 2211 Price realized: 530 CHF (Approx. 602 USD / 560 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: KINGS OF BOSPORUS. Rhescuporis II, with Elagabalus, 211/2-226/7. Stater (Electrum, 19 mm, 7.69 g, 11 h), BE 514 = 217/8. BACIΛЄωC ΡHCKOΥΠOΡIΔOC Diademed and draped bust of Rhescuporis II to right; before, trident. Rev. ΔIΦ Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus to right. MacDonald 557/2. Light scratches and with a reverse flan fault, otherwise, very fine. From the Jay Smith Collection of coins of Elagabalus, ex Naumann E-Auction 113, 6 February 2022, 450. Starting price: 100 CHF |  |
Match 4:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 461 Price realized: 650 USD (Approx. 595 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: KINGS of PONTUS. Polemo II, with Britannicus(?). AD 38-64. AR Drachm (18mm, 3.49 g, 7h). Dated RY 18 of Polemo II (AD 55/6). BACIΛЄωⳞ ΠOΛЄMωNOⳞ, diademed head of Polemo II right / Laureate and draped bust of Britannicus(?) right; ЄTOYC HI (date). RG 36; RPC I 3837; SNG BN 845-6. Toned, short flan crack, scuff on obverse and other minor marks. Near EF. Very rare, only six in RPC. This specimen superior to any in RPC or CoinArchives. Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
Match 5:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126 | Auction date: 28 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 769 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | |
| Lot description: Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.13 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 118. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right with exposed upper part of breastplate visible, wearing balteus / P M TR P COS II, SALVS AVG in exergue, Salus, draped, seated left on throne, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled around and rising from altar to left and resting left arm on back of throne. RIC II.3 135; Strack 40; Calicó 1369a (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE p. 250, note 84; Biaggi 654. Attractively toned, light marks, minor deposits. Good VF. Bold portrait struck in high relief. From the LCM Collection. Ex Roma XXI (24 March 2021), lot 593; Numismatica Ars Classica 92 (23 May 2016), lot 546. Estimate: 5000 USD |  |
