RPC I, 3719

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 3719
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 Μ[ ] ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ, Ν Α Ο(?) (to r.)
Edition Βασιλέως Μ[---] Ἀντιόχου Ἐπιφανοῦς Ν Α Ο
Translation of King Antiochus the Great, Epiphanes N A O(?)
Obverse design diademed bust of Antiochus IV, right
Reverse inscription ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗΝΩΝ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΑ ΙΩΤΑΠΗ, ΟΞ ΟΓ ΑΝ(?) (to l.)
Edition Σεβαστηνῶν μητροπόλεως βασίλισσα Ἰωτάπη Οξ(—) Ογ(—) Αν(—)
Translation of the metropolis of the Sebastans, Queen Iotape, Ox—, Og—, An—
Reverse design Iotape seated, left, with patera and sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 10.44 g
Reference GRMK 218, no. 1, Kovacs 276
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die as 3719A/1, 3719B/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1985,1222.1 ex Glendining 2.12.1985, lot 170
2 2     ✸ Lindgren 1885 = Kovacs 277 = CNG 51, 15 Sept. 1999, lot 941