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Coin of Kingdom of Bosporus with curule chair, struck under Rhescuporis II
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about A.D. 80–90
Mint: Bosporus (Kingdom)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 29 mm. Weight: 14.17 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.2164
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Curule chair on which is placed crown.
At left shield and at right human-headed sceptre.
Axe below.
Inscription: illegible.
Reverse: Within wreath: inscription.
Ruler is Rhescuporis II, ca. A.D. 68-93.
At left shield and at right human-headed sceptre.
Axe below.
Inscription: illegible.
Reverse: Within wreath: inscription.
Ruler is Rhescuporis II, ca. A.D. 68-93.
ProvenanceBy 1964: with Euripides S. Sepheriades; purchased by MFA from Euripides S. Sepheriades, December 9, 1964