Kingdom of Bosporus, 123-126 AD., Kotys II, 48 Units, RPC III 898.

Kingdom of Bosporus, Kotys II., ca. 123-126 AD.,
48 Units / 48 Nummia (21-23 mm / 6,87 g), bronze, axis about medal alignment ↑↑ (ca. 340°),
Obv.: BACIΛЄWC KOTYOC , diademed and draped bust of Kotys II. right, trident before.
Rev.: MH , rider on horse galloping to right, wielding spear in left hand, right hand raised behind; MH (mark of value) in exergue.
RPC III 898 (4 specimens listed, 0 in core collections) ; SNG Stancomb 987 ; Frolova pl. 16, 24-8 ; MacDonald 432/2 ; Anokhin 488 . Very Rare.

The Bosporan Kingdom was located between the Crimean and Taman peninsulas centered around the Kerch Strait, known in antiquity as the Cimmerian Bosporus, from where the kingdom's name is derived. It was briefly incorporated as part of the Roman province of Moesia Inferior from 63 to 68 AD under Emperor Nero, before being restored as a Roman client kingdom.

Cotys II or Kotys II (flourished 2nd century, died 131) was a prince and Roman client king of the Bosporan Kingdom. Like many other later Bosporan kings, Cotys II is known mainly from coinage, alongside a few inscriptions and contemporary writings. His coins are known from the period 123–131. Cotys II is known to have been the son of his predecessor Sauromates I. His relationship to later kings is not known for certain, but it is possible that his two immediate successors Rhoemetalces and Eupator were his sons.
During his reign, the city of Chersonesus Taurica was under his direct control. Cotys II is mentioned in the writings of the Roman Historian Arrian and was a contemporary to the rule of the Roman emperor Hadrian.