RPC II, 479

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 479
Province Northern Black Sea
Region Bosporus
City Kingdom of the Bosporus
Reign Rhescuporis II
Person (obv.) Rhescuporis II (king)
Issue Bronze: third series
Dating AD 90(?)/93
Obverse inscription ΤΙΒΕΡΙΟϹ ΙΟΥΛΙΟϹ ΒΑϹΙΛΕΥϹ ΡΗϹΚΟΥΠΟΡΙϹ
Edition Τιβέριος Ἰούλιος βασιλεὺς Ῥησκούπορις Τιβέριος Ἰούλιος βασιλεὺς Ῥησκούπορις
Translation Tiberius Julius King Rhescuporis
Obverse design diademened and draped bust of king Rhescuporis II, right; in right field, trident; in left field, club
Reverse inscription Μ-Η (in field)
Edition μηʹ μηʹ
Translation 48
Reverse design Nike standing, left, holding wreath and palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 14.10 g
Axis 12
Reference Frolova p. 103, Anokhin 384
Specimens 8 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 141
2 2     L BMC 6
3 3 –7     see Frolova pp. 103 and pl. IV, 17–19
8 8     eBay March 2023 - tilubi-0