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KINGS of BOSPORUS. Rhescuporis IV, with Gallienus. Circa AD 242/3-276/7. BI Stater (20mm, 7.53 g, 12h). Dated BE 561 (AD 264/5). Diademed and draped bust of Rhescuporis right; trident to right / Laureate and draped bust of Gallienus right; I (mark of value) to right, AΞΦ (date) below. MacDonald 620/3; Frolova p. 161 and plates XV-XVI (uncertain dies); Anokhin 712a. Toned, scratches, porosity. Near VF. Rare.
Unlike the previous year in which two imperial portraits appear on the reverse, MacDonald cites two reverse types for this year: one with two imperial portraits, the other with only one. This single portrait – that of Gallienus – suggests the news of Valerian's death in captivity had begun to be reported in the Roman Empire.
Unlike the previous year in which two imperial portraits appear on the reverse, MacDonald cites two reverse types for this year: one with two imperial portraits, the other with only one. This single portrait – that of Gallienus – suggests the news of Valerian's death in captivity had begun to be reported in the Roman Empire.