239 AD - 276 AD

Rhescuporis IV    Regnum Bosporanum
Ρησκούπορις Δ'   Βασίλειον Βοσπόρου
  
 Stater / Στατήρ BL 21
 SHH 5205

5205 Rhescuporis IV Regnum Bosporanum BL

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Reference,
 7.67 g   20.7-21.5 mm   12:00 o'clock   VF
Diademed bust of Rhescuporis right, trident before;
ΒΑC[ΙΛΕ]ωC ΡΗCΚΟYΠΟΡΙΔ anticlockwise around; boder of dots.
Bust of Emperor right; denomination mark K in right field;
year ΓΞΦ (563 of the  Bosporan Era = 266/267 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 714 (242-276 AD); MacDonald 622 (242-276 AD); Станиславский 687,