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Some of the coins on this page are shown courtesy of Andeavor After Coins, who was kind enough to loan them to me so I could photograph them and add them to this website.

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	Sauromates I, 93 - 123 AD AE Sestertius Bosporus Kingdom 1st series Anokhin 416	Bosporus Ruins Photo
	King's bust left / City gate with towers on both sides. Kneeling (pregnant?) female captive and tree to left, MH (denomination mark) below

Notice how the walls show blocks on two of the lower coins, while the same walls on the coin above show rows, but no individual blocks. The coin below left has a beautiful thick multi-color patina.
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Sauromates I, 93 - 123 AD
AE Sestertius
Bosporus Kingdom
9th series
Anokhin 461

King's bust right / City gate with towers on both sides. Kneeling male captive and tree to right, MH (denomination mark) below

This kneeling captive's legs are in a different position than on the coin above, and the beard is very pronounced.

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Rheskuporis, 68 - 92 AD
AE Sestertius
Bosporus Kingdom
2nd group, 2nd series
Minted 86 - 92 AD
Anokhin 381

King standing right, his foot on captive. Kneeling captive to left, trophy to right / City gate with equestrian statue on top. Tower to right, MH (denomination mark) below

Full equestrian statue, and the MH is above the wall.