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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     156284      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     BOSPORUS KINGS Issuer:     Rhescuporis II Date Ruled:     AD 211-227 Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Stater Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 216-215 Diameter:     20 mm Weight:     7.67 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Legend:     BACIΛΕWC PHCKOVΠΟΡΙΔOC Obverse Description:     Diademed and draped bust of Rhescuporis right; club in front Reverse Legend:     ΓIΦ Reverse Description:     Laureate and draped bust of emperor right; date below Primary Reference:     MacDonald 556/2 Reference2:     Anokhin 633a Reference3:     Frolova pg. 202 B/- Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=60677 Notes:     Beginning with BE 513 (216/17 AD), the imperial bust seems to change from one clearly recognizable as Caracalla to a beardless type. Frolova (pg. 202, A-a/1; pg. 203, K-k/1 and M-o/1), however, publishes several examples for this year wherein the imperial portrait not only displays a beard, but shows a distinct similarity to the subsequent beardless type. Since BE 513 began in October 216 AD and Caracalla was assassinated in early April 217 AD, it is quite probable that this particular stater was struck at about this time. The subsequent beardless types of this year must then have been minted in the days following the news of the emperor's death when the facial features of the successor were unknown.

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