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VII.2, 1847
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Volume
VII.2
Number
1847
Province
Northern Black Sea
Region
Bosporus
City
Kingdom of the Bosporus
Reign
Rhescuporis V
Person (obv.)
Rhescuporis V (king)
Issue
Year ΜΦ = 540
Dating
AD 243/4
Obverse inscription
ΒΑϹΙΛƐⲰϹ ΡΗϹΚΟ(Υ)ΠΟΡ(ΙΔΟϹ)
Obverse design
laureate and draped bust of Rhescuporis V, r., seen from front; before, trident
Reverse inscription
ΜΦ
Reverse design
laureate head of the Roman emperor, r.; before, club
Metal
Debased silver
Average diameter
20 mm
Average weight
7.52 g
Axis
1
Reference
Frolova II, p. 130, pl. I; Anokhin² 2031; MacDonald,
Bosporus
602
Specimens
24
Note
Frolova II, p. 129, records 4 obv. dies and 10 rev. dies.
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CNG EA 286, 5 Sept. 2012, lot 214
20
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see Frolova II, p. 130
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