MK-MZ | Sarmatien: Koson 42 n. Chr.

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Sarmatien: Koson 42 n. Chr.
	Mainz, Historisches Seminar, Arbeitsbereich Alte Geschichte, der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Tresor
Inventory no	191
Obverse	ΚΟΣΩΝ. Römischer Magistrat und zwei Liktoren nach l., im l. Feld Monogramm.
Reverse	Adler mit gespreizten Schwingen nach l., hält Kranz und Szepter.
Class/status	Ancient Ruler's issue
Authority	Koson
Date	42 n. Chr.
Denomination	Stater Stater Literally the resp. one unit. Hence designating the main unit within a certain currency of a Greek city or realm. The silver tetradrachm of Athens or the tridrachm of Corinth hence are also the stater within each denominational system. The main meaning though, especially in modern scholarship, is that of a denomination in gold of about 8.6 grams in the Attic standard.
	Gold ; 8,41 g; 20 mm; 12 h
Production	struck
Mint	Olbia
Region	Sarmatia
Country	Ukraine
Publications	RPC I 1701A; BMC Thrakien 1, S. 208.
Web Portals	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/1701A
Item	Coin
Department	Antiquity, Greek, Hellenism
Object number	ID829
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