Надчеканки на статерах царя Фарзоя как источники исторической информации
Countermarks on Staters of King Pharzoius as Sources of Historical Information

Author(s): Mikhail M. Choref
Subject(s): History, Archaeology, Ancient World
Published by: Издательский дом Stratum, Университет «Высшая антропологическая школа»
Keywords: Olbia; Roman period; Sarmatians; Pharzoius; numismatics
Summary/Abstract: The study addresses such rare coins as King Pharzoius's staters, whose emissions are diverse and long-lasting. Countermarks on them stir special interest: two types of monograms and the image of dolphin. While the countermarks have not been studied and the abbreviations still not decoded, the author makes an attempt to shed light into these issues. As a result, he managed to identify Nero's and Galba's names' abbreviations. Countermarks with their names were struck on light-weight Pharzoius's staters, while dolphin could be struck on his full-weight gold coins, as ordered by the Olbian authorities.

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