THRACE
The Hellenistic
kingdom of Thrace broke up in the 1st century BC, conquered by Rome, Augustus
created a client kingdom.
THRACE,
Rhoemetalkes
I, 11 BC-12 AD, 22mm bronze, SGI-5396, head
of Augustus R / conjoined heads of Rhoe & queen R, aG/aF $17.00
sold 12/21/2007
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THRACE,
Rhoemetalkes
II, 19-37 AD, 18mm bronze, SGI-5404v1,
ND (c. 26-37 AD), head of Tiberius R / head of Rhoe R, weak legends,
VG $21.00
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THRACE,
Rhoemetalkes
II, 19-37 AD, 18mm bronze, SGI-5404v1,
ND (c. 26-37 AD), head of Tiberius R / head of Rhoe R, porous aF $28.00
sold 10/29/2011
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PONTUS & BOSPORUS
This political
entity was a remnant of the Pontic kingdom of Mithridates. The last
of that line was defeated by Pompey, whose son held on to a rump state
for a couple of decades. The rest was given my Mark Antony to one
Polemo, who founded a dynasty. Pontus was annexed by Nero, leaving
the later dynasty with a small but strategic strip of territory into the
3rd century AD.
BOSPORUS,
Rhoemetalkes
I, c. 133-154 AD, 18mm bronze, SGI-nl, bust
Hadrian R / bust Rhoe R, F+ $27.00 sold 12/21/2007
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BOSPORUS,
Eupator,
154-171 AD, gold stater, SGI-5471v,
bust king R / busts of M. Aurelius & Lucius Verus facing each other,
staff & pellet between, QNU = 459 (162 AD),
VF
$1,200.00 sold 9/21/2011
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NABATAEA
This was an
Arab kingdom in what is now Jordan, capital Petra, the city carved out
of a mountain. The Romans had "relations" with Nabatea the way the
Russians have a relationship with Belarus. By the time of Trajan
there was so little left of the dynasty that it gave up and became a Roman
province.
NABATAEA,
Malichus
II, c. 40-71 AD, 16mm bronze, SGI-5702,
M-140, jugate busts of king & queen R / double cornucopiae,
aVF
$33.00 sold
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