Details
LOT 3134
Kings of Bosporos, Thothorses BI Stater. Dated BE 588 (AD 291/2).
BACIΛЄധC ⵙOⵙ[ധPCOV], diademed bust to right / Laurate bust to right, tamgha of Thothorses in right field, ΗΠΦ (date) below. RPC X Unassigned ID 85422; MacDonald 640/2 (ΦΠH). Very Fine.(7.89gr, 20mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
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