239 AD - 276 AD

Rhescuporis IV    Regnum Bosporanum
Ρησκούπορις Δ'   Βασίλειον Βοσπόρου
  
 Stater / Στατήρ BL 20
 SHH 5206

5206 Rhescuporis IV Regnum Bosporanum BL

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Reference,
 7.25 g   19.7-20.7 mm   12:00 o'clock   VF
Diademed bust of Rhescuporis right, trident before;
ΒΑCΙΛΕωC ΡΗCΚΟYΠΟΡΙΔOC anticlockwise around; boder of dots.
Bust of Emperor right; denomination mark K in right field;
year ΔΞΦ (564 of the  Bosporan Era = 267/268 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 715 (242-276 AD); MacDonald 623 (242-276 AD); Станиславский 688