Lot 62
62
Bosporos Kingdom, Aspurgus (8 BC-AD 38), Gold Stater, 7.8 gms., struck c. 4-3 BC, bare head of Augustus left, rev. bare head of Agrippa right, monogram behind, date appears below neck (Minns 595 and 611), pierced and expertly plugged, good very fine, lustrous and rare

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Bosporos Kingdom, Aspurgus (8 BC-AD 38), Gold Stater, 7.8 gms., struck c. 4-3 BC, bare head of Augustus left, rev. bare head of Agrippa right, monogram behind, date appears below neck (Minns 595 and 611), pierced and expertly plugged, good very fine, lustrous and rare

Lot Essay

Aspurgus was the first ruler to issue Gold Staters for this kingdom.