Coins of Reskuporid III - antique coins minted during the reign of King Bospor Reskuporid III [2] (in some sources - Reskuporid II, there is no consensus on the serial number). During his reign, electric staters were produced, the quality of which was increasingly deteriorating [3] .
History
During the reign of Reskuporid III (210–226 CE), staters were produced in large quantities. Part of the gold in the composition of the coins during their manufacture decreased, but still it was equal to 30%. Also, the alloy included copper in the amount of 30% and silver - 40% [2] .
In 212 g. e., 217 g. e., 225 g. e. it is known about the minting of gold staters, from 210 to 226 g. e. about the minting of copper coins and denarius [4] .
The minting of copper coins under Reskuporid III took place in one size, on their reverse depicted a star-shaped sign of denarius. This was the only remaining denomination of copper introduced by Savromat II , although not the largest. The copper goddess depicted a seated goddess and a king on a horse. The design of the coins was military in nature, because the king defeated the defeated enemy. A trophy was also depicted with two warriors on the sides [2] .
Many issued staters under Reskuporid III date from 522 and 525 years, but there are only two staters from 523 and not one from 524 years. At the same time, many staters were minted in 524 and 525 with the name of his successor Cotius III . The numismatist Berthier-Delagart believed that these facts can be evidence of the internecine strife [2] .
Throughout the reign of Reskuporid III, the weight of the staters was 7.6 g and their diameter was 20 mm [5] . On each side of the coin were a bust of Tsar Reskuporid III, a bust of Emperor Caracalla , a bust of Emperor Elagabal , Alexander Sever [5] [6] . The denarius weight was 11 g, diameter - 26 mm [7] [8] , then it was reduced to 9 g, the diameter of the coin became 25 mm [8] .
Notes
- ↑ Obverse and reverse, 2016 , p. 88.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Antique coins, 1951 , p. 206.
- ↑ Introduction to Ancient Numismatics, 1969 , p. 157.
- ↑ Antique Coins, 1951 , p. 248.
- ↑ 1 2 Coins of the Bosporus Kingdom and their value, 2000 , p. 195.
- ↑ Coins of the Bosporus Kingdom and their value, 2000 , p. 212.
- ↑ Coins of the Bosporus Kingdom and their value, 2000 , p. 213.
- ↑ 1 2 Coins of the Bosporus Kingdom and their value, 2000 , p. 215.
Literature
- Obverse and reverse history / [Ed. col .: A.V. Mityaeva and others]. - M .: International Numismatic Club , 2016 .-- 216 p. - ISBN 978-5-9906902-6-4 .
- A.N. Zograph. Materials and research on archeology of the USSR No. 16 // Antique coins. - Moscow, Leningrad: Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, 1951.
- L.N. Kazamanova. Introduction to ancient numismatics. - Publishing House of Moscow University, 1969.
- I.M. Stanislavsky. Coins of the Bosporus Kingdom and their value. - Moscow, 2000.