RPC I, 856

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 856
Province Mauretania
Region Africa
City Westen Mauretanian mint
Reign Bogud
Obverse inscription
Obverse design bearded head (king's portrait?), right
Reverse inscription REX BOCVT
Reverse design prow, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 6, 12
Reference Maz 106, Alexandropoulos 59
Specimens 7 (1 in the core collections)
Note An additional three specimens with helmeted head (Atalaya) are probably forgeries.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cop SNG 537
2 2     Ra
3 3     Ra
4 4     Thamusida = Thamusida I, 1965, 76, M4 and pl. LIV
5 5     Atalaya
6 6     Atalaya
7 7     ✸ Jesús Vico S.A. 165, Cores coll., 23 Feb. 2023, lot 2093 (Corès 5803)