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PERISADES II (regnal years about 283 – 245 B.C.)

Two series of coins were issued when Perisades II ruled.
Series I (about 283 – 275 B.C.) consisits of silver coins featuring bearded and beardless satires and Apollo.
Series II (about 275 – 265 B.C.) is made up by the three varieties of copper coins:
– previous series in the name of Spartocus carrying countermarks 'star' and 'bowcase';
– coins of the same type with the countrermarks cut out in new stumps supplementing the issue;
– coins of a new type featuring heads of a satire and a bull representing lower values as compared with the first two kinds.

Coins

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Denomination: Dichalk
Year: -
Material: Copper
Description: About 283 - 245 B.C.
Obverse: Satire's beardless head at three quarters left.
Reverse: ПAN. Bull's head left.
Diameter - 13 mm. Weight - 1.84 g.
Country or town: Pantikapaion

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Denomination: Tetrachalk
Year: -
Material: Copper
Description: About 283 - 245 B.C.
Obverse: Beardless head of satire wearing wreath left.
Reverse: ПAN. Lion's head left, sturgeon below.
Diameter - 21 mm. Weight - 6.50 g.
Country or town: Pantikapaion

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Denomination: Obol
Year: -
Material: Copper
Description: About 283 - 245 B.C.
Obverse: Beardless head of satire wearing wreath left.
Reverse: ПAN. Bull's head left.
Diameter - 27 mm. Weight - 16.83 g.
Country or town: Pantikapaion


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