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ID:     76001051
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Provincial
Region:     BOSPORUS KINGS
Issuer:     Cotys I
Date Ruled:     AD 45/6-68/9
Metal:     Gold
Denomination:     Stater
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 49-50
Weight:     7.91 g
Die Axis:     12 h
Obverse Description:     Laureate head of Claudius right
Reverse Legend:     ϚMT
Reverse Description:     Bare-headed and draped bust of Britannicus right; monogram to left; date below
Primary Reference:     RPC I 1914
Reference2:     MacDonald 316
Reference3:     Anohin 334
Reference4:     Frolova & Ireland 346/2 (dies A-a; this coin)
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=108726
Notes:     Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 1051 Extremely rare, only three specimens cited by Frolova, this the only one not in a public collection. The extremely rare gold coins struck by Cotys I for Claudius and Britannicus represent the only gold coins with the portrait of Claudius’ natural son. Approximately 10 specimens are known of these types, dated to three different years (RPC 1912-4; MacDonald 314-6). This coin was struck in the last year prior to Claudius’ adoption of Nero in AD 50.