Bosporan Kingdom was an ancient Greco-Scythian state located in eastern Crimea and the Taman Peninsula on the shores of the Cimmerian Bosporus ( Strait of Kerch). It existed for about a thousand years (from VI BC to IV AD). Obv. Bust of Sauromates I right. BACIΛЄωC CAYPOMATOY. Rev. City gate with towers, prisoner kneeling left. Sign of value MH below. Diameter 27.3 mm. Weight 11.28 g. |