RPC IX, 196


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Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/9/196 json ttl rdf xml
Volume	IX
Number	196
Province	Northern Black Sea
Region	Bosporus
City	Kingdom of the Bosporus
Reign	Rhescuporis V
Person (obv.)	Rhescuporis V (king)
Issue	Year ΘΜΦ = 549
Dating	AD 252
Obverse inscription	ΒΑϹΙΛƐⲰϹ ΡΗϹΚΟ(Υ)ΠΟΡ(ΙΔΟϹ)
Obverse design	laureate and draped bust of Rhescuporis V, r., seen from front
Reverse inscription	ΘΜΦ
Reverse design	laureate head of the Roman emperor, r.; before, •• (vertical)
Metal	Debased silver
Average diameter	19 mm
Average weight	7.72 g
Axis	12
Reference	Frolova p. 151, pl. IX.16–20, LXXXII.21–3, Anokhin 700в, Anokhin² 2058
Specimens	22
Note	See Frolova p. 151: 28 specimens recorded (6 obv. dies, 12 rev. dies)