239 AD - 276 AD

Rhescuporis IV    Regnum Bosporanum
Ρησκούπορις Δ'   Βασίλειον Βοσπόρου
 Stater / Στατήρ BL 19
 SHH 1052

1052 Rhescuporis IV Regnum Bosporanum BL

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Reference,
 7.56 g   19.0-19.8 mm   2:00 o'clock   VF
Diademed bust of Rhescuporis right; ΒΑCΙΛΕωC ΡΗCΚΟΠΟ around; boder of dots.
Bust of Emperor (Philip I / Trajan Decius ?) right; club to right;
year ΕMΦ (248/249 AD) below; border of dots.
Friesian identifies for this period Rhescuporis III, 233 AD, only.
Initially it was believed that two different kings reigned during this period of time,
it is now accepted that there was only one [MacDonald, 2005]
Anokhin 696 (242-276 AD);
Copenhagen IV 84 year variant (Rhescuporis V or VI 239-276 AD);
MacDonald 607.1 (242.276 BC); Sear Greek Imperial 5497 year variant (239-276 AD);
Stancomb 1018/1021 variant (242-276 AD); Станиславский 646,