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| Issuer | Bosporan Kingdom |
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| Year | 252 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse lettering | ΒΑϹΙΛΕωϹ ΡΗϹΚΟΥΠΟΡΙΔΟϹ (Translation: [coin] of King Rhescuporis) |
| Reverse description | Laureate head of the reigning Roman emperor facing right, executed in a conventionalised provincial style. The portrait is positioned centrally within the field, with the neck truncation visible at the lower edge. A control symbol, which varies by emission and may consist of two dots, a club, a star, or a trident, appears before the portrait in the field. The Bosporan regal year in Greek numerals is inscribed in the field, denoting regnal era year 548, corresponding to 252 AD. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΗΜΦ (Translation: [year] 548) |
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