Details
LOT 3133
Kings of Bosporos, Rheskouporis V, with Philip I, BI Stater. Dated 543 BE (AD 246/7).
ΒΑCΙΛЄѠC ΡΗCΚΟΠΟΡΙΔΟC, diademed bust to right / Laureate bust of emperor to right; club in right field, ΓMΦ (date) beneath truncation. RPC VIII Online Unassigned ID 3221; MacDonald 605/1 (Rheskouporis IV). Very Fine.(7.40gr, 20mm, 1h.).
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
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LOT 3133
Kings of Bosporos, Rheskouporis V, with Philip I, BI Stater.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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