RPC I, 3850

 

Image of specimen #9

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 3850
Province Kingdom of Commagene
Region Commagene
City Samosata
Reign Uncertain
Dating 30s BC?
Obverse inscription
Obverse design lion walking, right
Reverse inscription ΣΑΜΟΣΑΤΩ ΠΟΛΕΩΣ
Edition Σαμοσάτω(ν) πόλεως
Translation of the city of Samosatans
Reverse design Tyche seated on rock, holding palm branch, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 4.41 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 7, Kovacs 291–2
Specimens 9 (7 in the core collections)
Note There are also many coins (BMC 9–14) with the same types, but with lower weight, poor style and (sometimes) blundered legends: imitations? Not a complete listing of specimens.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1844,1100.55 BMC 7
2 2     L: TC,p216.2.Sam BMC 8
3 3     P: 1444
4 4     P: 1445
5 5     P: 1446
6 6     P: 1447
7 7     P: Y 28639
8 8     Nercessian coll.
9 9     ✸ Nomos obolos 12, 31 Mar. 2019, lot 126