RPC I, 3717

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 3717
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Elaeusa-Sebaste
Reign Antiochus IV of Commagene
Person (obv.) Antiochus IV of Commagene (king)
Person (rev.) Iotape (queen)
Obverse inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝ, Ε (to l.)
Edition Βασιλέως Μεγάλου Ἀντιόχου Ἐπιφαν(οῦς) εʹ
Translation of King Great Antiochus Epiphanes, 5
Obverse design diademed head of Antiochus IV, right
Reverse inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΑ ΙΩΤΑΠΗ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗΝΩΝ, ΕΡ Ο Α
Edition βασίλισσα Ἰωτάπη Σεβαστηνῶν Ερ(—) Ο(—) Α(—)
Translation Queen Iotape, of the Sebastans, Er—, O—, A—
Reverse design Iotape seated, left, with patera and sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.52 g
Reference RSN VIII (1898), 31, no. 21, Kovacs 274
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
Note It is not clear if B 1374/1905 (7.02 g) is another specimen, or a different variety.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Levante 843 ex SNG vA 8718
2 2     P: 31 pl. XXX.13
3 3     B: 411/1874
4 4     ✸ Hauck & Aufhäuser 19, 21 Mar. 2006, lot 200
5 5     Solidus Premium 18, 15 July 2017, lot 202