Cotys I - RPC I 1930

Roman Provincial, Kings of the Bosporos, Cotys I (45 - 63, 68 - 69) Bronze 24 Units, Bosporan mint

  • Obverse: KA-ΠΕ across fields / Temple with five columns and ornaments on pediment
  • Reverse: Wreath enclosing BAK monogram over ΚΔ (mark of value)

Reference:

  • RPC I 1930
  • SNG Stancomb 973
  • MacDonald 336
  • Frolova pl. 1, 16; Frolova/Ireland type II, pl. 57, 11-18

Other Information:

  • The meaning of the “KA-ΠE” found on the obverse is uncertain. One suggestion is that it refers to Jupiter Capitolinus, and thus depicts the holiest temple of Rome.
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