Polemo I, King of Bosporos, AE19, 14-9 BC. 6.11 gr.
Possible posthumous issue, ca 8 BC-8 AD (?). 

Head of Zeus-Ammon right 
BAEW monogram behind the serpent Uraeus right wearing 
headdress of Isis.

MacDonald 237/1; Anokhin 274. 
Near VF, heavy red-brown patina, a hint of smoothing on 
obverse. Rare. 

Ex Münzen und Medaillen Deutschland 22 (24 May 2007), lot 1364 (part of).

Macdonald notes (p. 54): “Bronze coins bearing the monogram 
of Polemo exist in so many varieties that it is difficult to 
imagine all were issued during Polemo’s short period of 
direct rule in the Bosporus, circa 14-8 BC. Bronze coins 
with Polemo I’s monogram may have continued to have been 
issued even after his death, possibly as late as AD 9/10, 
either by Dynamis or Roman officials active in the western 
part of the kingdom.” 

299, Lot: 83. Estimate $100.  
Current Status 299, Lot: 83. Closing Date And Time: Mar 27, 2013 at 10:27:40 a.m. ET. 

with permission of cngcoins.com, March 2013.