RPC I, 1859

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 1859
Province Northern Black Sea
Region Bosporus
City Kingdom of the Bosporus
Reign Asandros
Person (obv.) Asander (king)
Obverse inscription
Obverse design diademed head of Asander, right
Reverse inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ, ΓΚ (in field)
Edition βασιλέως Ἀσάνδρου κγʹ
Translation of King Asandros, 23
Reverse design Nike standing, left, on prow, with wreath and palm
Metal gold
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 8.08 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 2, A. Bertier-Delagarde, Numis­maticeskij Sbornik II (1913), p. 105, 34
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 18277982, I-B
2 2     CNG Triton XIX, 5 Jan. 2016, lot 2050