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<p>[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 4543079, member: 99456"]A beautiful stater - congrats. I have only one EL stater of the Bosporus Kingdom from a later period in the evolution of their portrait style (Bosporan impressionism?). While Sauromates II was a bit heavy handed with the gold - this one is nearly pure vanilla or was it chocolate? </p><p><b> [ATTACH=full]1124646[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b>KINGS of BOSPORUS,</b>Rhescuporis IV, with Philip I circa AD 242/3-276/7, Billion Stater (20.3mm, 7.2 g).</p><p><b>Date: </b> Bosporan Era 540 (AD 244/5)</p><p><b>Obv: </b>BΛCIΛEωC ΠHCKOΠoRIK Diademed and draped bust of Rheskouporis IV right</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Laureate and draped bust of Philip I right; club before, AMΦ (date) below.</p><p><b>Ref:</b> MacDonald 602; Anokhin 691; Stanislavskii 640[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 4543079, member: 99456"]A beautiful stater - congrats. I have only one EL stater of the Bosporus Kingdom from a later period in the evolution of their portrait style (Bosporan impressionism?). While Sauromates II was a bit heavy handed with the gold - this one is nearly pure vanilla or was it chocolate? [B] [ATTACH=full]1124646[/ATTACH] KINGS of BOSPORUS,[/B]Rhescuporis IV, with Philip I circa AD 242/3-276/7, Billion Stater (20.3mm, 7.2 g). [B]Date: [/B] Bosporan Era 540 (AD 244/5) [B]Obv: [/B]BΛCIΛEωC ΠHCKOΠoRIK Diademed and draped bust of Rheskouporis IV right [B]Rev:[/B] Laureate and draped bust of Philip I right; club before, AMΦ (date) below. [B]Ref:[/B] MacDonald 602; Anokhin 691; Stanislavskii 640[/QUOTE]
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