Province | Northern Black Sea |
City | Kingdom of the Bosporus |
Region | Bosporus |
Reign | Teiranes |
Obverse inscription | ΒΑϹΙΛΕωϹ ΤΕΙΡΑΝΟΥ |
Obverse design | diademed and draped bust of Teiranes, right, seen from front |
Reverse inscription | ΓΟΦ |
Reverse design | laureate and draped bust of Roman emperor, right |
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URI | https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/436780 |
Reference | Frolova 1997, II p. 284 |
Diameter | 20 |
Weight | 7.34 |
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Note | ΓΞΦ = 563 = AD 266. However, MacDonald points out (p. 116) that the style of this unique coin (from a 1958 hoard) is very different from other coins (of Rhescuporis) dated 563, and suggests that it is 'in all probability the result of an accidnetal subestitution of the middle numeral Ξ (60)' in place of Ο (70). It is certainly very puzzling. |