Stater - Rheskuporis V
Features
| Issuer | Bosporan Kingdom |
|---|---|
| King |
Rhescuporis V (242-277)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 323-324 |
| Currency | Drachm |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 8.0 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Thickness | 3 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 77335 |
| References | Anokhin# 2168- 2170 Vladlen Opanasovych Anokhin; 2011. Античные монеты Северного Причерноморья = Antique coins of the Northern Black Sea coastal region. Stilos, Kyiv, Ukraine. David J. 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, Pennsylvania, United States. Vladlen Opanasovych Anokhin; 1986. Монетное дело Боспора = Coinage of Bosporos. Наукова думка, Kyiv, Ukraine. |
Obverse
Bust of the king looking to the right, point rim, "wreath" on the right
Script: Greek
Lettering: ΒΑСΙΛΕΥС ΡΙСΚΥΠΟΡΙС
Translation: King Rhescuporis
Reverse
The bust of the emperor wearing wreath right, point rim
Script: Greek
Lettering: K X
Translation: 620 year Bosporan era - AD323
Mint
Panticapaeum, Tauric Chersonesus, modern-day Kerch, UkraineComments
And example of a coin from 324 (letters "AK" & "X" - 621 year Bosporan era):
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (323) | Letters "K" & "X" - 620 year Bosporan era | 64% | |||||||||||||
| ND (324) | Letters "AK" & "X" - 621 year Bosporan era | 36% | |||||||||||||
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