RPC VI, 2076 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 2076 (temporary)
Province Northern Black Sea
Region Bosporus
City Kingdom of the Bosporus
Reign Cotys III
Person (obv.) Kotys III (king)
Issue ΘΚΦ = 529 BE
Dating 232/3
Obverse inscription ΒΑϹΙΛΕωϹ ΚΟΤΥΟϹ
Edition Βασιλέως Κοτύος
Translation of King Cotys
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Kotys III, right
Reverse inscription ΘΚΦ
Edition θκφʹ
Translation 529
Reverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right
Metal debased gold
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 7.58 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 5, MacDonald, Bosporus 578.2
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1845,0109.60 BMC 5