Stater - Rheskuporis VI

Stater - Rheskuporis VI - obverseStater - Rheskuporis VI - reverse

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Features

Issuer Bosporan Kingdom (Bosporos)
King Rhescuporis III (233-235)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 322-323
Value Bronze Stater (1)
Currency Drachm
Composition Copper
Weight 7.8 g
Diameter 20 mm
Thickness 2 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
116546
References Anokhin# 2165- 2167,
Владилен Афанасьевич Анохин; 2011. Античные монеты Северного Причерноморья = Antique coins of the Northern Black Sea coastal region (2nd edition). Stilos, Kyiv, Ukraine.
MacDonald# 678/1
David MacDonald; 2005. An introduction to the history and coinage of the Kingdom of the Bosporus : including the coinage of Panticapaeum (with Apollonia and Myrmecium), Phanagoria, Gorgippia, Sindicus Limen or the Sindoi, Nymphaeum, Theodosia and the kings of the Cimmerian Bosporus. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster.

Obverse

Bust of the king looking to the right, trident on the right, point rim,

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΡΗΣΚΟΥΠΟΡΙΔΟΣ

Translation: King Rhescuporis

Reverse

Bust of the king wearing wreath looking to right, Eagle on ball loooking left with a wreath in its beak, point rim

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΘΙΧ

Translation: 619 year Bosporan era - AD322/323

Edge

Plain

Mint

Panticapaeum, Tauric Chersonesus, modern-day Kerch

Comments

Anokhin (1986) 768.
Please note that various sources use different enumeration for kings of the Bosporan kingdon named Rhescuporis . The last king is sometimes named Rhescuporis IV, Rhescuporis V, or Rhescuporis VI.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (322-323)  619 year Bosporan era

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