239 AD - 276 AD

Rhescuporis IV    Regnum Bosporanum
Ρησκούπορις Δ'   Βασίλειον Βοσπόρου
  
 Stater / Στατήρ BL 19
 SHH 5207

5207 Rhescuporis IV Regnum Bosporanum BL

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Reference,
 6.84 g   18.6-19.2 mm   12:00 o'clock   VF
Diademed bust of Rhescuporis before;
ΒΑCΙΛΕωC ΡΗCΚΟYΠΟΡΙΔOC anticlockwise around; boder of dots.
Bust of Emperor right; six-rayed star in right field;
year ΘΜΦ (549 of the  Bosporan Era = 252/253 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 700 (242-276 AD); MacDonald 611/1 (242-276 AD); Станиславский 663