This coin was issued near the end of the Roman republic and is an artifact of Mark Antony's alliance with Lepidus in the days before they...

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I often ask for provenance for the coins that I have purchased. Only rarely do I get anything and then it is something like from "a...

This coin is called a "sestertius" by modern numismatists, however it is lighter than the contemporary issues from Rome. The MH on the back is the Greek number 48 and is the mark of value (48 units of bronze). Sauromates I , AD 93/4-123/4, Æ 48 Units, struck AD 117/8-123 Obv: diademed and draped bust right Rev: MH (mark of value - 48) within wreath Tiberius Julius Sauromates I Philocaesar Philoromaios Eusebes aka Sauromates I, lover of Caesar, lover of Rome, and most Pius