AUGUSTUS & RHOEMETALKES Thrace King Rare Authentic Ancient Roman Coin
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Item: i19559 Authentic Ancient Roman Coin of: Augustus - Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. - 14 A.D.Augustus & Rhoemetalkes Client King of Thrace Bronze 17mm (4.83 grams) from the Greek Kingdom of Thrace circa 11BC-12 A.D. BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ POIMHTAΛKOY, diademed head of King Rhoemetalkes right. KAIΣAPOΣ ΣEBAΣTOY, bare head of Augustus right. Thrace did not become a Roman province until the reign of Claudius (A.D. 46). Augustus created Rhoemetalkes I ruler of the whole of Thrace in 11 B.C. and he governed the country well for almost a quarter of a century until his death in A.D. 12. Thereafter the Kingdom had a troubled history culminating in the murder, by his wife, of the last ruler Rhoemetalkes III. Son of Kotys and Sapaean, Rhoemetalkes had a long political career in the earlier part of which he acted as the guardian of the children of Kotys III. He became King of Thrace in 11 B.C. and remained a loyal ally of the Romans throughout his reign. You are bidding on the exact item pictured, provided with a Certificate of Authenticity and Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity. Augustus ( Latin : IMPERATOR·CAESAR·DIVI·FILIVS·AVGVSTVS ;[note 1] 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14 [note 2] ), born Gaius Octavius Thurinus , was adopted by his great-uncle Julius Caesar in 44 BC, and between then and 27 BC was officially named Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus
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