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Stater - Pharnakes II Panticapaeum
| Issuer | Bosporan Kingdom |
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| Year | 55 BC - 54 BC |
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| Reference(s) | Anokhin#1301, MacDonald#182 |
| Obverse description | Diademed portrait bust of Pharnakes II facing right, rendered in high relief in the Hellenistic royal tradition. The effigy displays an abundance of thick, elaborately worked curling hair falling in voluminous locks behind the ear and onto the neck, secured by a plain royal diadem tied at the back. The facial features are finely engraved, presenting a youthful yet authoritative profile with a strong jawline and prominent nose. The field is plain, with no legend on the obverse, the entire composition dominated by the imposing royal portrait. |
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| Reverse description | Apollo seated left in a relaxed, contemplative pose upon an ornate throne or chair, his body partially draped. In his extended right hand he holds a laurel branch directed downward over a tripod positioned before him, while his left elbow rests upon a lyre set at his side. The Greek royal legend BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY ΦAPNAKOY (Of the Great King of Kings Pharnakes) runs around the field, and the Pontic regnal date ΓMΣ (year 243) appears to the right of the figure, corresponding to 55–54 BC. |
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| Mintage | ND (55 BC - 54 BC) - Pontic Year 243 (ΓMΣ) |
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